[Ichthyology • 2015] Galaxiella toourtkoourt | Little Galaxias • A Review of Galaxiella pusilla (Mack) (Teleostei: Galaxiidae) in south-eastern Australia with A Description of A New Species

September 24, 2015, 6:34 pm

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FIGURE 10. a) Galaxiella toourtkoourt male (upper) and female (lower) from Narrow Neck Drain, Hatherleigh, South Australia (Photo by M. Hammer), b) Galaxiella pusilla s.s. male (lower) and female (upper) from Tuerong Creek, Moorooduc, Victoria (Photo by R. Kuiter). DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4021.2.2

Abstract

The dwarf galaxias, Galaxiella pusilla (Mack), is a small, threatened freshwater fish from coastal south-eastern Australia. Recent genetic studies, using multiple nuclear and mitochondrial DNA markers, found substantial differences between populations in western Victoria and south Australia (‘west region’) compared to eastern Victoria, Flinders Island, and Tasmania (‘east region’) that suggest the presence of a cryptic species. Morphological measurements and meristic counts from multiple populations within each region were undertaken to investigate potential differences between regions. Several characters, found to discriminate between individuals in the regions and to be diagnostic for two taxa, were used to describe a new species, Galaxiella toourtkoourt, for the west region. This is only the second species in the Galaxiidae to exhibit sexual dimorphism. The original description of Galaxiella pusilla, based on five specimens, is revised following examination of a large number of individuals. Both species are considered nationally threatened and are categorised as ‘endangered’; the revised distribution of G. pusilla s.s. is reduced by approximately 60%. A number of inconsistencies in the most recent revision of the genus Galaxiella are also corrected.

Keywords: Pisces, taxonomic revision, dwarf galaxias, sexual dimorphism, threatened species, freshwater fish, cryptic species

Galaxiella toourtkoourt Coleman & Raadik, new species 

Little Galaxias

Etymology. Pronounced “Too-urt Koo-urt” (or Tu-urt Ku-urt), from the Australian indigenous language groups Tjapwurrung, Korn Kopan noot, and Peekwurrung, meaning ‘little fish in freshwater’. Recommended standard name as ‘Little galaxias’ based on it being the smallest species in the Galaxiidae (e.g. McDowall &Waters 2004) and consistency with ‘little’ in the indigenous language meaning. 

Distribution. Known from coastal south-eastern mainland Australia, from the upper Barwon River system near Barwon Downs, Victoria, west to the Cortina Lakes, near the Coorong, South Australia (Fig. 11). Its current known range does not overlap that of its sister species Galaxiella pusilla s.s. 

Rhys A. Coleman, Ary A. Hoffmann and Tarmo A. Raadik. 2015. A Review of Galaxiella pusilla (Mack) (Teleostei: Galaxiidae) in south-eastern Australia with A Description of A New Species. Zootaxa. 4021(2): 243–281.  DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4021.2.2

http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2015/f/zt04021p281.pdf

ResearchGate.net/publication/270292225_Fifteen_from_one_A_revision_of_the_Galaxias_olidus_Gnther_1866_complex_(Teleostei_Galaxiidae)_in_south-eastern_Australia_recognises_three_previously_described_taxa_and_describes_12_new_species

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[paleo-Cetology / Behaviour • 2015] No Deep Diving: Evidence of Predation on Epipelagic Fish for A Stem Beaked Whale Messapicetus gregarius from the Late Miocene of Peru

September 26, 2015, 8:57 pm

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Life reconstruction of three individuals of the extinct beaked whale Messapicetusgregarius preying upon a school of aged sardines Sardinops sp. (average body length 38.8 cm) in the upper part of the water column along the coast of nowadays Peru. The front individual is an adult male, whereas the last in the background is a female. Illustration by A. Gennari.  DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1530

Abstract

Although modern beaked whales (Ziphiidae) are known to be highly specialized toothed whales that predominantly feed at great depths upon benthic and benthopelagic prey, only limited palaeontological data document this major ecological shift. We report on a ziphiid–fish assemblage from the Late Miocene of Peru that we interpret as the first direct evidence of a predator–prey relationship between a ziphiid and epipelagic fish. Preserved in a dolomite concretion, a skeleton of the stem ziphiid Messapicetusgregarius was discovered together with numerous skeletons of a clupeiform fish closely related to the epipelagic extant Pacific sardine (Sardinopssagax). Based on the position of fish individuals along the head and chest regions of the ziphiid, the lack of digestion marks on fish remains and the homogeneous size of individuals, we propose that this assemblage results from the death of the whale (possibly via toxin poisoning) shortly after the capture of prey from a single school. Together with morphological data and the frequent discovery of fossil crown ziphiids in deep-sea deposits, this exceptional record supports the hypothesis that only more derived ziphiids were regular deep divers and that the extinction of epipelagic forms may coincide with the radiation of true dolphins.

KEYWORDS: feeding, fossil, Odontoceti, pacific sardine, Sardinops, Ziphiidae

Olivier Lambert, Alberto Collareta, Walter Landini, Klaas Post, Benjamin Ramassamy, Claudio Di Celma, Mario Urbina and Giovanni Bianucci. 2015. No Deep Diving: Evidence of Predation on Epipelagic Fish for A Stem Beaked Whale from the Late Miocene of Peru. Proc. R. Soc. B. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1530

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281638000_No_deep_diving_evidence_of_predation_on_epipelagic_fish_for_a_stem_beaked_whale_from_the_Late_Miocene_of_Peru

Fossilised Meal Illustrates Habitat Shift of Beaked Whales

https://www.naturalsciences.be/en/news/item/2880

https://twitter.com/RBINSmuseum/status/641628068117934080

Ancient whale fossilized with its last meal http://news.sciencemag.org/biology/2015/09/ancient-whale-fossilized-its-last-meal

http://phys.org/news/2015-09-fossil-ancient-beaked-whale-fish.html

https://twitter.com/CoastalPaleo/status/641656783719800832

Olivier Lambert, Giovanni Bianucci and Klaas Post. 2010. High concentration of long-snouted beaked whales (genus Messapicetus) from the Miocene of Peru.
Palaeontology. 53(5); 1077–1098. DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00995.x

[Herpetology • 2015] Hydrophylax bahuvistara • A New Species of Fungoid Frog (Amphibia: Ranidae) from peninsular India

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Hydrophylax bahuvistara Padhye, Jadhav, Modak, Nameer & Dahanukar, 2015 DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o4252.7744-60

Abstract

 Hydrophylax bahuvistara, a new species of fungoid frog, is described from peninsular India. It can be separated from its congeners based on a combination of characters including wider head, outline of snout in dorsal view truncated, finger and toe tips without lateroventral groove, foot moderately webbed, metatarsals of 4th and 5th toes closely set, outer metatarsal tubercle small, foot length less than or equal to half of snout vent length, dorsal parts of shank without glandular folds and sparse horny spinules, and heels touch each other when the legs are folded at right angles to the body. Genetically, H. bahuvistara forms a monophyletic group with H. malabaricus as a sister clade separated by a raw distance of 4.0 to 4.5% in the 16s rRNA gene. Morphometrically, H. bahuvistara forms a significantly different cluster from H. malabaricus and H. gracilis in Discriminant Analysis.

Keywords: Anura, molecular taxonomy, multivariate analysis, taxonomy.

Taxonomy

Hydrophylax bahuvistara sp. nov.

(Images 1–4)

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Hylarana malabarica haplogroup 1: Biju et al. (2014)

Common name: Wide-spread Fungoid Frog.

Etymology: The species is named bahuvistara (Sanskrit: ‘bahu’ = wide, ‘vistara’ = spread) owing to its wide distribution in peninsular India.

Distribution: Type material of the species comes from a wide distribution in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra and eastern Maharashtra, however, based on genetic data available in Kurabayashi et al. (2005), Biju et al. (2014) and Hasan et al. (2014) and localities for additional material from this study and distributional data for Hydrophylax malabarica Haplogroup 1 from Biju et al. (2014), the species is widespread in peninsular India distributed in Maharashra, Karnataka, Goa and Madhya Pradesh (Table 3; Fig. 4).

Figure 4. Distribution map for Hydrophylax bahuvistara sp. nov. and H. malabaricus. DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o4252.7744-60

Habitat, ecology and natural history: Hydrophylax bahuvistara sp. nov. is usually found near human habitation and in agricultural fields. It is also found on the forest floor and near ephemeral or permanent water bodies, but mainly during breeding season. The eggs are laid in shallow water in the paddy fields or on the banks of small ponds or lakes. Calling behavior of an adult male is shown in movie clip (Appendix C). Adults usually gather in large numbers at potential breeding habitats. A loud chorus of calling males is heard at such places (Appendix D). The loud chorus is audible form a distance of up to a kilometer on quiet nights. Occasionally, smaller groups of adult males are also seen calling from the periphery of temporary rain water pools.

Anand D. Padhye, Anushree Jadhav, Nikhil Modak, P.O. Nameer and Neelesh Dahanukar. 2015. Hydrophylax bahuvistara, A New Species of Fungoid Frog (Amphibia: Ranidae) from peninsular India. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 7(11); 7744–7760. DOI: 10.11609/JoTT.o4252.7744-60

http://threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2015/September/o425226ix157744-7760.htm

http://threatenedtaxa.org/ZooPrintJournal/2015/September/o425226ix157744-7760.pdf

[Herpetology • 2015] Japalura vela • A New Species of Japalura (Squamata: Agamidae) from upper Lancang (Mekong) Valley of Eastern Tibet, China

September 27, 2015, 10:37 pm

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Japalura vela   Wang, Jiang & Che, 2015 Sail Moutain Lizard or Sail Japalura | 帆背攀蜥 (Fan Bei Pan Xi) Figure 1: Dorsolateral close-ups, dorsolateral overviews, and ventral overviews of Japalura vela sp. nov.: The male holotype KIZ013801 (A, B, and C) and the female paratype KIZ013802 (D, E, and F) in life. Images not to scale. ||  Photos by Kai WANG. Figure 7: The microhabitat (A) and macrohabitat (B) of Japalura vela sp. nov. at the type locality, Quzika, Tibet.  || Photos by Duan YOU.

ABSTRACT

A new species of the agamid genus Japalura is described based on 15 specimens from the upper Lancang (Mekong) Valley of eastern Tibet, PR China. Populations of the new species, Japalura vela sp. nov., were previously recognized as J. flaviceps. The new species is morphologically most similar to J. batangensis, J. micangshanensis, J. variegata, and J. zhaoermii, but is distinguished from the four species and all remaining congeners by the following combination of morphological characters: 1) small adult size (SVL 56–69 mm in males, 59–66 mm in females); 2) ratio of tail TAL/SVL 1.85–2.06; 3) ratio of hind limb HLL/SVL 0.72–0.81; 4) T4S 24 or 25; 5) concealed tympanum; 6) transverse gular fold present; 7) gular pouch present; 8) axillary fold present; 9) a pronounced, continuous, sail-like vertebral crest along length of body in males; 10) ground dorsal coloration black in males; 11) distinct gray transverse streaks on dorsal surface of head; 12) black radiated streaks around eyes; 13) distinct, black vermiculate stripes on ventral surface of head in both sexes; 14) a strongly jagged dorsolateral stripe from neck to base of tail on each side of vertebral crest in males; and 15) absence of gular spots in both sexes. General distribution patterns of the genus in the Hengduan Mountains region are also discussed.

Keywords:  distribution, Hengduan Mountains, Japalura, J. flaviceps, species complex

Japalura vela sp. nov. Wang, Jiang, Che (Figures 1–6)

Synonymies:Japalura yunnanensis Vogt, 1924: 338 

Japalura flaviceps Hu et al., 1987: 112 

Japalura flaviceps Pope, 1935: 467 

Japaluraflaviceps Zhao and Jiang, 1977: 293 –298 

Japalura flaviceps Zhao et al., 1999: 111–115 

Japalura flaviceps Li et al., 2010: 115 

Japalura sp. A Manthey et al., 2012

Distribution and Ecology:  The new species is currently known only from the type locality (Figures 7–8), but it may be found in valleys of adjacent reaches along Lancang Rivers. As a terrestrial species, individuals were observed commonly in rocky areas or steppe-shrub habitat along the arid river valley (Figure 7). Adult males usually basked on high rocks, while adult females and juveniles stayed lower in the rock piles, suggesting possible niche partitioning among different age-groups and between different sexes. Males are territorial, in which the territory holder will perform vertical head-nodding movements and display gular pouch toward the invader, and physical contacts (biting and chasing) will happen if the invader refuses to leave. No territorial behaviors were seen among females or juveniles. Possible predations may come from snakes (Chinese Beauty Snake, Orthriophis taeniurus, KIZ013803, was collected from the same locality) and large birds ( Corvus sp., also commonly observed at this locality).

Etymology:  The Latin word vela means “sail”, which describes the shape of the pronounced and continuous vertebral crest as the diagnostic morphology of the males of the new species. Hence according to the Latin name, we suggest Sail Moutain Lizards or Sail Japalura as its English common name, and Fan Bei Pan Xi (帆背攀蜥 ) as its Chinese common name.

 Kai Wang, Ke Jiang, Gang Pan, Mian Hou, Cameron D. Siler and Jing Che. 2015. A New Species of Japalura (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae) from upper Lancang (Mekong) Valley of Eastern Tibet, China. ASIAN HERPETOLOGICAL RESEARCH. 6(3):159-168.

ResearchGate.net/publication/282158088_A_new_species_of_Japalura_(Squamata_Sauria_Agamidae)_from_upper_Lancang_(Mekong)_Valley_of_Eastern_Tibet_China

[Primatology • 2015] Discovery of An Island Population of Dwarf Lemurs (Cheirogaleidae: Cheirogaleus) on Nosy Hara, far northern Madagascar

September 28, 2015, 7:00 am

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Fig. 2 Images of Cheirogaleus sp. from Nosy Hara, far northern Madagascar, 9–10 April 2015:  probable juvenile eating fruits (drupes) of Terminalia ombrophila. Image: Louise Jasper || DOI: 10.1007/s10329-015-0479-x

Abstract

The species-level diversity of Madagascar’s lemurs has increased hugely over the last two decades, growing from 32 species in 1994 to 102 species in 2014. This growth is primarily due to the application of molecular phylogenetic analyses and the phylogenetic species concept to known populations, and few previously unknown lemur populations have been discovered during this time. We report on a new population of dwarf lemurs (Cheirogaleus sp.) from Nosy Hara, a 312-ha island in far northern Madagascar, which constitutes the northernmost distribution record for the genus. The dwarf lemurs appeared to show two characteristics of island populations—insular dwarfism and predator naïveté—that suggest a long isolation, and may thus represent an undescribed taxon. If this is the case, the dwarf lemurs of Nosy Hara are probably one of the rarest primate taxa on Earth.

Keywords: Insular dwarfism, Phylogenetic species concept, Predator naïveté,Strepsirrhini, Taxonomy, Unrecognised diversity

Fig. 2 Images of Cheirogaleus sp. from Nosy Hara, far northern Madagascar, 9–10 April 2015: adult in shrub of Grewia sp. Image: Louise Jasper || DOI: 10.1007/s10329-015-0479-x

Charlie J. Gardner and Louise D. Jasper. 2015. Discovery of An Island Population of Dwarf Lemurs (Cheirogaleidae: Cheirogaleus) on Nosy Hara, far northern Madagascar.
Primates. 56(4): 307-310. DOI: 10.1007/s10329-015-0479-x

Vacationing couple may have discovered a new dwarf lemur species http://news.mongabay.com/2015/08/vacationing-couple-may-have-discovered-a-new-dwarf-lemur-species/

Scientist goes camping on tiny island, maybe finds new species of tiny lemur | EarthTouchNews.com/discoveries/new-species/scientist-goes-camping-on-tiny-island-maybe-finds-new-species-of-tiny-lemur

[Primatology • 2015] Cheirogaleus andysabini | Montagne d’Ambre Dwarf Lemur • A New Species in the Genus Cheirogaleus (Cheirogaleidae)

September 28, 2015, 7:45 am

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Cheirogaleus andysabini Lei, McLain, Frasier, Taylor, Bailey, Engberg, Ginter, Nash, Randriamampionona, Groves, Mittermeier & Louis, 2015 Montagne d’Ambre or Andy Sabin’s Dwarf Lemur

Abstract

 The genus Cheirogaleus, the dwarf lemurs (Infraorder Lemuriformes), has been identified as harboring cryptic species diversity. More comprehensive fieldwork combined with improvements in genetic research has revealed a larger radiation of species than was initially described in a number of lemur genera, including Avahi, Lepilemur, Microcebus, and Mirza. Available genetic and morphological evidence suggests that Cheirogaleus is among the genera where diversity was previously underestimated, and additional fieldwork may reveal even more species. A population of Cheirogaleus from northern Madagascar in and around Montagne d’Ambre National Park, surveyed during an expedition in 2005, was recently identified and proposed as a new species. Additional specimens were obtained during fieldwork in February of 2015. Subsequent genetic and morphological analyses of the data collected have determined that this population is an independent lineage, and herein we describe this new species, which we name Cheirogaleus andysabini after New York philanthropist Andy Sabin.

Key words: Cheirogaleus, cryptic species, dwarf lemurs, Madagascar, new species

Cheirogaleus andysabini sp. nov. 

Formerly Cheirogaleus sp. nov. 1, also CCS1 (Lei et al. 2014).

Distribution: Cheirogaleus andysabini is known from the Montagne d’Ambre National Park and areas nearby around the town of Joffreville, northwest of the Irodo River in northern Madagascar (Fig. 1). Observed at 541−1073 m above sea level. 

Etymology: This new species is named after Andy Sabin, a well-known New York philanthropist committed to species conservation, especially turtles, amphibians and primates. In particular, he has supported many projects in Madagascar, including research on lemurs, tortoises and frogs. His longterm interest, his enthusiasm, and his generosity have helped to encourage many researchers and conservationists, young and old alike. 

Vernacular names: Montagne d’Ambre or Andy Sabin’s dwarf lemur.

Runhua Lei, Adam T. McLain, Cynthia L. Frasier, Justin M. Taylor, Carolyn A. Bailey, Shannon E. Engberg, Azure L. Ginter, Stephen D. Nash, Richard Randriamampionona, Colin P. Groves, Russell A. Mittermeier and Edward E. Louis, Jr. 2015. A New Species in the Genus Cheirogaleus (Cheirogaleidae). Primate Conservation. 29 (2): 1–12. 

http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/1200343/26492745/1440680348010/PC29_Lei_et_al_New_species_Cheirogaleus.pdf

[Entomology • 2015] Anasedulia maejophrae | ตั๊กแตนแม่โจ้แพร่ • A New Grasshopper Genus of the tribe Gereniini (Orthoptera: Acrididae, Catantopinae) from northern Thailand

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Anasedulia maejophrae Dawwrueng, Storozhenko & Asanok, 2015

A monotypic genus Anasedulia maejophrae gen. et sp. n. and a new species Striatosedulia cattiensis sp. n. are described from Thailand and Vietnam respectively. A key to species of the genus Striatosedulia is also provided.

แม่โจ้เปิดตัวตั๊กแตนสกุลใหม่ของโลก

  

 นักวิจัยแม่โจ้-แพร่ฯ พบ ตั๊กแตนสกุลใหม่ของโลก "ตั๊กแตนแม่โจ้แพร่" จากการทำวิจัยเรื่อง "การสำรวจความหลากหลายทางชีวภาพ ในพื้นที่ป่าธรรมชาติของมหาวิทยาลัยแม่โจ้ - แพร่ เฉลิมพระเกียรติ" มหาวิทยาลัยแม่โจ้-แพร่ฯ อ.ร้องกวาง  จ.แพร่

ดร. แหลมไทย อาษานอก ผู้นำทีมนักวิจัย กล่าวว่า  "การวิจัยในครั้งนี้ได้รับการสนับสนุนทุนวิจัยจากมหาวิทยาลัยแม่โจ้ - แพร่ฯ และได้รับความร่วมมือกับองค์การพิพิธภัณฑ์วิทยาศาสตร์แห่งชาติ (อพ.วช.) โดยมี ดร. วียะวัฒน์ ใจตรง และ นายภัทรวิชญ์ ดาวเรือง เป็นผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านแมลงเข้าร่วมสำรวจในครั้งนี้ด้วย ซึ่งพื้นที่วิจัยมีสภาพเป็นป่าเต็งรังภายในมหาวิทยาลัยแม่โจ้-แพร่ เฉลิมพระเกียรติ มีเนื้อที่ประมาณ 800 ไร่ จากผลการสำรวจเราได้พบตั๊กแตนชนิดหนึ่งที่ไม่เคยรู้จักมาก่อน  และคิดว่านี่อาจจะเป็นตั๊กแตนชนิดใหม่ของโลก จึงได้ดำเนินการตรวจสอบเพื่อระบุชนิด (species identification) อย่างละเอียด โดยได้รับคำปรึกษาจาก Prof. S. Yu. Storozhenko แห่ง Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Russia ซึ่งเป็นผู้เชี่ยวชาญตั๊กแตนของโลก หลังจากที่ได้ทำการพิสูจน์ชนิดเรียบร้อยแล้วจึงพบว่าตั๊กแตนชนิดนี้ไม่เพียงแต่เป็นชนิดใหม่ของโลก (new species) แต่เป็นถึงสกุลใหม่ของโลก (new genus) ซึ่งมีโอกาสยากมากที่จะค้นพบสิ่งมีชีวิตสกุลใหม่ของโลกในปัจจุบัน เราจึงตั้งชื่อสกุลให้ตั๊กแตนชนิดนี้ว่า Anasedulia เนื่องจากแผ่น subgenital ที่ปลายท้องของตัวผู้ยื่นยาวและแยกเป็นสองอัน และให้คำระบุชนิดเป็นmaejophrae เพื่อเป็นเกียรติแก่สถานที่ที่ค้นพบ รวมเป็นชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ว่า (Anasedulia maejophrae Dawwrueng, Storozhenko et Asanok, 2015)  หรือ "ตั๊กแตนแม่โจ้แพร่"หลังจากนั้นเราจึงได้เขียนเป็นบทความทางวิชาการ ตีพิมพ์ลงในวารสารวิชาการระดับนานาชาติ ชื่อ Far Eastern Entomologist ฉบับ September 2015 เพื่อเป็นการยืนยันการค้นพบตั๊กแตนสกุลใหม่ของโลกในครั้งนี้"    

ลักษณะเด่น  ตั๊กแตนแม่โจ้แพร่ (Anasedulia maejophrae) เป็นตั๊กแตนหนวดสั้นใน เผ่า Gereniini ซึ่งมีลักษณะเฉพาะตัวคือปีกมีรูปทรงคล้ายเกล็ด (เล็กสั้น ปลายแหลมหรือมน) และขอบของปีกแต่ละข้างไม่สัมผัสกัน เป็นตั๊กแตนขนาดกลาง สีพื้นฐานสีน้ำตาลอ่อนถึงน้ำตาล มีแถบสีขาวพาดจากหลังตาถึงข้างอกอย่างชัดเจน ปีกสั้น ปลายแหลม เส้นปีกที่ช่วงปลายปีกไม่ขนานกัน มีจุดสีดำมันวาว 1-2 จุดบนปีกใกล้ฐานปีกคู่บน ขาคู่หลังมีลายสีดำพาดสามแถบ ในตัวผู้แผ่น subgenital ยาวและแยกออกเป็นสองอันชัดเจน ในตัวเมียมีอวัยวะวางไข่ที่สั้น

ความสำคัญของการค้นพบ "ตั๊กแตนแม่โจ้แพร่ (Anasedulia maejophrae)"ในครั้งนี้นับเป็นก้าวแรกของการศึกษาทางอนุกรมวิธานของตั๊กแตนในประเทศไทยอย่างจริงจัง นอกจากนั้นตั๊กแตนสกุลใหม่ของโลกนี้ ณ ปัจจุบันยังพบได้เพียงแค่ในพื้นที่ป่าเต็งรังภายในมหาวิทยาลัยแม่โจ้-แพร่ เฉลิมพระเกียรติ เท่านั้น และยังพบว่าเป็นสกุลเฉพาะถิ่น (endemic) ของประเทศไทยอีกด้วย จึงควรส่งเสริมให้มีการศึกษาในเชิงลึกต่อไป การค้นพบครั้งนี้จึงเป็นเครื่องพิสูจน์ได้ว่าการอนุรักษ์ป่าให้คงอยู่ย่อมสามารถอนุรักษ์ความหลากหลายทางชีวภาพไว้ได้ แม้มหาวิทยาลัยแม่โจ้-แพร่ เฉลิมพระเกียรติ จะมีผืนป่าอนุรักษ์เพียงเล็กน้อยยังสามารถค้นพบตั๊กแตนสกุลใหม่ของโลกได้ ดังนั้นหากช่วยกันรักษาผืนป่าขนาดใหญ่ของชาติให้คงอยู่ ย่อมสามารถรักษาความหลากหลายของสรรพชีวิตได้อย่างมากมายและยั่งยืนต่อไป

P. Dawwrueng, S. Yu. Storozhenko and L. Asanok. 2015. New Grasshoppers of the tribe Gereniini (Orthoptera: Acrididae, Catantopinae) from Thailand and Vietnam. Far Eastern Entomologist. 299: 1-10.

http://www.biosoil.ru/fee/2015/N-299/N-299.pdf

ResearchGate.net/publication/281859997_NEW_GRASSHOPPERS_OF_THE_TRIBE_GERENIINI_(ORTHOPTERA_ACRIDIDAE_CATANTOPINAE)_FROM_THAILAND_AND_VIETNAM

บ้านเมือง - แม่โจ้เปิดตัวตั๊กแตนสกุลใหม่ของโลก: http://www.banmuang.co.th/news/education/27518

พบ‘ตั๊กแตนแม่โจ้แพร่’ ในป่าเต็งรังหลังม.แม่โจ้ เผยได้เป็นสกุลใหม่ของโลก - ข่าวไทยรัฐออนไลน์ http://www.thairath.co.th/content/528555

[Herpetology • 2015] Muhtarophis gen. nov. • Molecular Phylogeny and Micro CT-Scanning Revealed Extreme Cryptic Biodiversity in Kukri Snake, A New Genus for Rhynchocalamus barani (Serpentes: Colubridae)

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Muhtarophis barani  (Olgun, Avcý, Ilgaz, Üzüm et Yýlmaz, 2007) http://vipersgarden.at/PDF_files/PDF-8252.pdf

Application of taxonomy exclusively based on external morphology, molecular phylogeny and noninvasive anatomical investigation using micro CT scanning together is effective in resolving systematic problems, such as cryptic species. The external morphology, skull osteology and molecular phylogeny of Baran’s black-headed dwarf snake, Rhynchocalamus barani, and a subspecies of the Palestine kukri snake, Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus, were examined. Considerable osteological and molecular differences indicate that the genus Rhynchocalamus is paraphyletic. As a result, Baran’s black-headed dwarf snake should be referred to a monotypic genus, Muhtarophis gen. nov. Based on morphology and molecular data, R. satunini, previously known as a subspecies of R. melanocephalus, should be assigned the rank of species. 

Keywords: Muhtarophis gen. nov.; Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus; Rhynchocalamus satunini; Colubridae; Turkey.

Muhtarophis gen. nov.

Type species.Rhynchocalamus barani Olgun, Avcý, Ilgaz, Üzüm et Yýlmaz, 2007.

Muhtarophis barani (Olgun, Avcý, Ilgaz, Üzüm et Yýlmaz, 2007);

Rhynchocalamus barani Olgun, Avcý, Ilgaz, Üzüm et Yýlmaz, 2007;

Rhynchocalamus barani — Avcý, Üzüm, Ilgaz et Olgun, 2009;

Rhynchocalamus barani — Gruber, 2009;

Rhynchocalamus barani — Baran, Ilgaz, Avcý, Kumlutaþ et Olgun, 2012.

Derivatio nominis. The new genus is named after Prof. Dr. Muhtar Baþoðlu, the first Turkish herpetologist, together with ophis, i.e., snake; the gender is masculine.

Etymology. The new species is in dedication to Prof. Dr. İbrahim BARAN of the University of Dokuz Eylül, İzmir, to acknowledge his prolific and uninterrupted contribution to the herpetology of the Turkey.  

Distribution. Muhtarophis gen. nov. is endemic to Turkey. It is only recorded in Hatay Province, Turkey.

Aziz Avcý, Çetin Ilgaz, Mahdi Rajabizadeh, Can Yýlmaz, Nazan Üzüm, Dominique Adriaens, Yusuf Kumlutaþ and Kurtuluþ Olgun. 2015. Molecular Phylogeny and Micro CT-Scanning Revealed Extreme Cryptic Biodiversity in Kukri Snake, Muhtarophis gen. nov., a New Genus for Rhynchocalamus barani (Serpentes: Colubridae). Russian Journal of Herpetology. 22(3); 159 – 174

http://vipersgarden.at/PDF_files/PDF-8252.pdf

Aziz Avcı, Nazan Üzüm, Çetin Ilgaz and Kurtuluş Olgun. 2009. A new finding of Rhynchocalamus barani, Baran’s black-headed dwarf snake (Reptilia, Colubridae), in the Mediterranean region of Turkey widens its distribution range. Acta Herpetologica. 4(2): 177-182. 

Olgun, K., Avcı, A., Ilgaz, Ç., Üzüm, N. and Yılmaz, C. 2007. A new species of Rhynchocalamus

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae) from Turkey. Zootaxa. 1399: 57-68.

ResearchGate.net/publication/259745051_A_New_Rhynchocalamus_species_Rhynchocalamus_barani_(Reptilia_Colubridae)_from_Turkey

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[Herpetology • 2015] Hemidactylus yajurvedi • A New Rock Dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Chhattisgarh, east-central India

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Hemidactylus yajurvedi Murthy, Bauer, Lajmi, Agarwal & Giri, 2015

Abstract

A distinct new species of gecko of the genus Hemidactylus is described from the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh State, east-central India. This large-sized (SVL average 81.33±13.40 to at least 98.0 mm) Hemidactylus is characterized by a dorsum with small granules, intermixed with 10–12 rows of irregularly arranged, slightly larger, rounded, weakly-keeled tubercles at midbody; 10–12 and 13–15 subdigital lamellae on the first and fourth digits, respectively, of both manus and pes; a single enlarged postcloacal tubercle on either side of the tail; 10–12 femoral pores on each thigh separated by 5–8 poreless scales; 12–14 supralabials and 10–12 infralabials.

Keywords: Reptilia, Hemidactylus yajurvedi sp. nov., H. aaronbaueri, cryptic species, Chhattisgarh, India

B.H.C.K. Murthy, A. M. Bauer, Aparna Lajmi, Ishan Agarwal and Varad Giri. 2015. A New Rock Dwelling Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Chhattisgarh, India. Zootaxa. 4021(2): 334–350. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4021.2.5

ResearchGate.net/publication/282159766_A_new_rock_dwelling_Hemidactylus_(Squamata_Gekkonidae)_from_Chhattisgarh_India

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[Paleontology • 2015] Mosaiceratops azumai • A Psittacosaurid-like Basal Neoceratopsian from the Upper Cretaceous of central China and Its Implications for Basal Ceratopsian Evolution

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Mosaiceratops azumai   Zheng, Jin & Xu, 2015 Figure 1: Holotype and skeletal reconstruction of Mosaiceratops azumai, gen. et sp. nov (ZMNH M8856).   (a) photograph and line drawing of ZMNH M8856;  (b) skeletal reconstruction showing preserved elements in white. Scale bar 10 cm. Abbreviations: a, astragalus; boc, basioccipital; c, calcaneum; cav, caudal vertebra; ch, chevron; cv, cervical vertebra; dr, dorsal rib; dv, dorsal vertebra; f, frontal; fem, femur; fl, fibula; h, humerus; il, ilium; is, ischium; L, left; mt, metatarsal; ph, phalanx/phalanges; po, postorbital; R, right; sk, skull; sq, squamosal; t, tibia; td, tendon; ?, undiagnostic remains. doi: 10.1038/srep14190

Abstract

Psittacosauridae (parrot-beaked dinosaurs) represents the first major radiation of ceratopsians (horned dinosaurs). However, psittacosaurids are divergent from the general morphology found in other ceratopsians, and this has resulted in their uncertain systematic position among ceratopsians. Here we describe a new basal neoceratopsian dinosaur, Mosaiceratops azumai gen. et sp. nov. based on a partial semi-articulated skeleton recovered from the Upper Cretaceous Xiaguan Formation of Neixiang County, Henan Province, China. Although our phylogenetic analysis supports this taxon as the most basal neoceratopsian, Mosaiceratops exhibits many features previously considered unique to the Psittacosauridae among the basal Ceratopsia. These include a relatively highly positioned external naris, a proportionally large premaxilla, the nasal extending ventral to the external naris, slender postorbital and temporal bars, a large notch between the basal tubera, and the edentulous premaxilla. Thus, the discovery of Mosaiceratops reduces the morphological disparity between the Psittacosauridae and other basal ceratopsians. Character optimization suggests that basal neoceratopsians have re-evolved premaxillary teeth; a major reversal previously unknown in any dinosaur clade. The new specimen also highlights the mosaic nature of evolution among early ceratopsians and supports the phylogenetic hypothesis that the Psittacosauridae is a relatively derived clade, rather than the most basal group of the Ceratopsia.

Systematic palaeontology

Dinosauria Owen, 1842

Ornithischia Seeley, 1887

Ceratopsia Marsh, 1890

Neoceratopsia Sereno, 1986

Mosaiceratops azumai gen. et sp. nov.

Etymology: The generic name Mosaiceratops (“mosaic ceratopsian”) is a contraction of the Latin terms “mosaicus” and “ceratops” in reference to the specimen’s unique (mosaic) combination of characters that were previously considered diagnostic of basal ceratopsians, psittacosaurids, or basal neoceratopsians. The specific name honors Dr. Yoichi Azuma from Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, who co-organized and participated in several dinosaur expeditions in China. One of those expeditions led to the discovery of the basal neoceratopsian Archaeoceratops.

Figure 3: Temporal calibration of the single most parsimonious tree produced by phylogenetic analysis. doi: 10.1038/srep14190

Locality and horizon: Upper Cretaceous (lower-middle Turonian—middle Campanian), Xiaguan Formation, Neixiang County, Henan Province, China.

Wenjie Zheng, Xingsheng Jin and Xing Xu. 2015. A Psittacosaurid-like Basal Neoceratopsian from the Upper Cretaceous of central China and Its Implications for Basal Ceratopsian Eevolution. Scientific Reports. 5, 14190. doi: 10.1038/srep14190

[Botany • 2011] Impatiens qingchengshanica • A Unique New Species (Balsaminaceae) from Southwestern China and its Phylogenetic Position

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Impatiens qingchengshanica  Y.-M. Yuan, Y. Song & X.-J. Ge

ABSTRACT

 Impatiens qingchengshanica Y.-M. Yuan, Y. Song & X.-J. Ge, sp. nov. is described and illustrated. It was collected from a broad-leaved forest on Sichuan Province’s Qingcheng Shan, Southwestern China. This species is unique in the genus for its specialized nodular (moniliform) and horizontal rootstock with conspicuously enlarged knots (1-3 cm in diameter) and long (3-5 cm), thin (2-3 mm in diameter) string. It resembles I. clavigera Hook. f. in terms of gross floral morphology. Impatiens qingchengshanica has oblong, elliptic or widely elliptic leaves and showy pink flowers. The lower sepal is funnel-form, ca. 4-4.5 cm deep, abruptly narrowed into a subulate spur ca. 2.5-3 cm long, straight, and only occasionally incurved in young buds. The left and right pairs of the lateral united petals are unequal in size thus the whole flower is oblique and asymmetrical. The lower petals of the lateral united petals are oblong and oblique unlike I. clavigera, which has obovate, lanceolate or oblanceolate leaves and bright yellow flowers. Its lower sepal is subsaccate, 2-3 cm deep, abruptly contracted into a narrow tubular spur which is 5-6 mm long, conspicuously incurved when flowering. The left and right pairs of the lateral united petals are almost equal in size, thus the whole flower is nearly symmetrical. The lower petals of the lateral united petals are dolabriform. The new species is also similar to I. omeiana Hook. f. and I. pritzelii Hook. f. in terms of rhizome, leaf and stem morphology, but the flower shape and bauplan are conspicuously different. Impatiens omeiana has enlarged tuberous rhizomes, yellow or pale yellow flowers with subsaccate to saccate lower sepals that gradually narrow into a short incurved spur, and dolabriform lower petals of the lateral united petals. Impatiens pritzelii has a procumbent tortuous subterranean stem with enlarged nodes, yellow or yellow-white flowers with saccate to widely saccate lower sepals which gradually narrow into a short incurved spur, and oblong or subdolabriform lower petals having a rounded apex. The new species is nested in the basal clade of the phylogentic tree of the genus, and thus represents one of the ancestral forms with important implications for understanding the evolution within the genus. Molecular phylogeny further indicated that nodular (moniliform) and tuberose rootstocks may have undergone multiple independent origins and parallel evolution within the genus adaptive to the seasonal dry habitats of the species.

Keywords: Balsaminaceae; Evolution; Impatiens qingchengshanica; New species.

Phenology. Flowering in July to September; fruiting in September to October.

Ecology. Under stories of sparse and dense broad-leafed forests on slopes, forest margins in moist places in valleys; 700-1,400 m.

Distribution. Sichuan, Southwestern China. It is so far known only from the type location and its vicinity, sparsely found in both front and rear hills of Qingchengshan Park.

Yong-Ming YUAN, Yi SONG and Xue-Jun GE. 2011. Impatiens qingchengshanica (Balsaminaceae), A Unique New Species from China and its Phylogenetic Position. Botanical Studies. 52: 225-230.

http://ejournal.sinica.edu.tw/bbas/content/2011/2/Bot522-13.pdf

[Botany • 2013] Impatiens lohitensis • A New Species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India

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Impatiens lohitensis R. Gogoi & S. Borah

ABSTRACT

 A new species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae), Impatiens lohitensis R. Gogoi & S. Borah is described and illustrated from Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is close to I. siculifer Hook.f. and I. stenantha Hook.f. but differs in perennial nature, bigger elliptic leaves, green flower bud without awn, bigger sized flower, green bigger floral bract, lateral sepals navicular, abaxial midvein of upper petal thickened, much longer spur, two red blotch at throat and bigger size of linear capsule.

KEY WORDS:Arunachal Pradesh, Impatiens, India, new species. 

Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh: Lohit District, after Udayak Pass way to Tidding.

Etymology: The species is collected from Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh, hence the species epithet is given for its place of origin.

Ecology: The species grows along the side of the stream in the down part of shady hilly slops in

association with Elatostema sessile Forst., Pilea anisophylla Wedd., Impatiens siculifer Hook.f., Pollia hasskarlii Rao Rolla, Polygonum chinensis Houtt., Begonia palmata D. Don, Commelina paludosa Blume, Steudnera colocasiaefolia C. Koch. etc. 

R. Gogoi and S. Borah. 2013. Impatiens lohitensis, A New Species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Taiwania, 58(1): 15–19.

http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/pdf/tai.2013.58.15.pdf

[Botany • 2013] Sonerila veldkampiana • A New Species of Sonerila Roxb. (Melastomataceae) from Kerala, India

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Sonerila veldkampiana Ratheesh & Sivadasan

Abstract

Sonerila veldkampiana, a new species of Melastomataceae collected from an exposed, high-elevation rocky grassland in Kerala, India is described and illustrated. It resembles S. rotundifolia, but differs in having several important characters like pilose leaf-lamina, terete and glabrous peduncle, inflorescence with 10–35 flowers in branched or unbranched scorpioid cymes, an obscurely ridged hypanthium, long acuminate anthers with a deeply cordate base, and seeds with a sub-excurrent raphe.

Keywords: Endemic species, Melastomataceae, Sonerileae, Sonerila veldkampiana, Wayanad District

Ratheesh Narayanan, M.K., V. Mini, T. Shaju, K.A. Sujana, Jayesh P. Joseph, M. Sivadasan and Ahmed H. Alfarhan. 2013. A New Species of Sonerila Roxb. (Melastomataceae) from

Kerala, India. Phytotaxa. 110(1). 55-60. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.110.1.5

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Sonerila sreenarayaniana  C.N. Sunil, Naveen Kumar & Rajeev

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Sonerila sreenarayaniana C.N. Sunil, Naveen Kumar and Rajeev, a new species from Melastomataceae collected from the evergreen forest of Pooyamkutty area of Ernakulam District, Kerala, India is described. The species is allied to S. devicolamensis Nayar but differs from it in having 4-angled stem with densely clothed brown peltate scales, penninerved, glandular bristly, larger leaf lamina and longer petiole, smaller calyx lobes, petals, filaments, anthers and style.

Key words: Melastomataceae, Sonerila sreenarayaniana, Ernakulam District

Notes: The new species is locally endemic with very limited distribution. This species can easily be recognised from the field by its brown coloured stem due to the peltate scales

Flowering & Fruiting: September – December

Etymology: The species is named in honour of the great saint and social reformer, Sree Narayana Guru, in whose name a number of educational institutions have been established all over Kerala.

Habitat and Ecology:  Sonerila sreenarayaniana grows in permanently wet shady areas on moist rock and epiphytic on tree trunks at altitude ranging from 300 to 700 m in evergreen forests. Argostemma courtallense Arn., Argostemma rostratum Wall., Utricularia striatula Smith, Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Wall.) Burtt, Murdannia fadeniana Nampy & Joby, Remusatia vivipara (Roxb.) Schott, Elatostema lineolatum Wight, Dorstenia indica Wall. ex Wight are the associated species.

C.N. Sunil, V.V. Naveen Kumar and T.S Rajeev. 2014. Sonerila sreenarayaniana (Melastomataceae), A New Species from Kerala, India. International Journal of Advanced Research. 2(3); 701-704. 

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Sonerila raghaviana  Ratheesh, Sunil, Nandakumar & Shaju

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Sonerila raghaviana, a new species of Melastomataceae collected from high altitude rocky grassland in Coorg District, Karnataka, India is described and illustrated. It differs from Sonerila rotundifolia by its densely hairy leaf lamina and inflorescence, inflorescence with up to 15 flowers, an obscurely ridged calyx tube with dense glandular bristles, deeply cordate anthers, and tubercled seeds and from S. veldcampianaby having angular hairy peduncle, densely glandular bristly calyx tube, petals with glandular hairs below, shortly acuminate non-beaked anthers, and densely bristly capsule. 

Key words: Coorg, India, Karnataka, new species, Melastomataceae, Sonerila

Distribution, habitat and ecology: Sonerila raghaviana grows on high altitude grasslands at altitudes of 1400-1600 m a.s.l. It is known only from the Thalacauvery area of Brahmagiri Hills of the Coorg District, Karnataka State, India. Small populations of this species are distributed in grassy slopes and road cuttings in the area. The species appears with the onset the south-west Monsoon (June-July).

Flowering & Fruiting: Flowering from early July with peak in September; fruiting in October

Etymology: The epithet is proposed in honour of Prof. M. Raghavan, retired Professor of Botany Department, Payyanur College, Kannur, Kerala.

M. K. Ratheesh Narayanan , C. N. Sunil , M. K. Nandakumar , T. Shaju , V. Mini , K.T. Satheesh and V. Balakrishnan. 2014. Sonerila raghaviana sp. nov. (Melastomataceae), A New Species from southern Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. International Journal of Advanced Research. 2(10); 772-777. 

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[Botany • 2014] Sonerila keralensis • A New Species of Sonerila (Melastomataceae) from the Western Ghats of Kerala, India

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A new species, Sonerila keralensis, from the Western Ghats of Kerala is described and illustrated. It is allied to S. rheedei differing by having a tuberous root stock, three to seven flowers, and petals with sparsely glandular-hairy margins.

Keywords: taxonomy,  Sonerila keralensis,  Thirunelli,  Melastomataceae,  tropical Asia,  endemic 

Habitat and Ecology:Sonerila keralensis grows in moist rock crevices in the spray zone

of waterfalls and along stream banks in semievergreen and evergreen forests at an altitude

of 150 m to 1000 m in association with Begonia crenata Dryand., Biophytum candolleanum Wight, Impatiens scapiflora B. Heyne ex Roxb., I. diversifolia B. Heyne ex Wight & Arn., I. goughii Wight., I. minor (DC.) Bennet, etc.

Distribution: India: Western Ghats located within the boundary of Wayanad, Idukki, and Thrissur districts, Kerala State.

Conservation status: The species was collected by several workers from different parts of Western Ghats from 150–1000 m above sea level and identified as Sonerila rheedei. The extent of occurrence, by taking into account all known locations, comes to 20,000 sq.km., the habitable sites within this range determining population size. Therefore, at present the species can be treated as vulnerable under the IUCN guidelines (IUCN 2001, 2010).

  K Deepthikumary and A Pandurangan. 2014. A New Species of Sonerila (Melastomataceae) from the Western Ghats of Kerala, India. TAPROBANICA. 6(2): 72-75. DOI: 10.4038/tapro.v6i2.7229

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Sonerila vythiriensis Ratheesh, Nandakumar & Sujana Figure 1: Sonerila vythiriensis sp. nov.A. Habitat; B. Habit; C. Leaf; D. Leaf margin; F. Flower; J. Fruit.

Abstract

 A new species of Sonerila Roxburgh (Melastomataceae) collected from high altitude moss covered dripping rocks of evergreen forest in Wayanad district, Kerala, India is described. It differs from Sonerila wallichii by its densely hairy leaves, inflorescence with up to 10 flowers, glabrous terete peduncle and pedicel, glabrous deep pink calyx tube without ridges and petals without glandular hairs.

Key Words: India, Kerala, new species, Melastomataceae, Sonerila, Wayanad.

Distribution, habitat and ecology: Sonerila vythiriensis grows on dripping rock crevices in evergreen forests at altitudes of 1000-1100 m a.s.l. It is known only from the evergreen forests of Vythiri-Chembra hill ranges of the Wayanad district, Kerala. Small populations of this species are distributed near the temporary rocky streams in the area. We noticed only two well separated populations, each of not more than 30 plants, one from under rocks and another one from rock crevices.The species appears with the onset of the south-west monsoon (June– July).

Flowering & Fruiting: Flowering from early July with peak in August; fruiting in August-September.

Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the type locality, Vythiri Ghats, Wayanad district in Kerala State, India. 

Ratheesh Narayanan M. K., Nandakumar M. K. Parameswaran Prajeesh, Sujana K. A., Sunil C. N. and T. Shaju. 2014. A New Species of Sonerila Roxb. (Melastomataceae) From Kerala, India. Annals of Plant Sciences. 3(11), 863-868.

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Sonerila gadgiliana Ratheesh & Sivadasan A. Habit; B. Plant with inflorescence; C. Leaves; D. Single flower; E. Flowers, flower buds and young fruit.

Abstract

 Sonerila gadgiliana, a new species collected from high altitude moss-covered dripping rocks of grassland-shola margins in Wayanad district, Kerala, India is described and illustrated. The species resembles S. raghavianaRatheesh et al., S. rotundifolia Bedd. and S. veldkampianaRatheesh et al., but differs from leaf, inflorescence, peduncle, hypanthium, petal, anther, capsule and seed characteristics. 

Keywords: Kerala; Melastomatoideae; New species; Sonerileae.

 Etymology: The epithet is named in honour of Prof. Madhav Dhananjaya Gadgil, a renowned Indian ecologist, in recognition of his valuable research on ecology of Western Ghats and contributions to conservation of biodiversity.

 Distribution and habitat: Sonerila gadgiliana grows on high altitude moss-covered moist rocks in grassland-shola margins at altitudes of 1600–1700 m in contrast to S. raghaviana which grows in open grasslands. It is known only from the Banasuramala-Kurichiarmala hill ranges of the Wayanad district, Kerala. Small populations of this species are distributed at shady sholagrassland merging areas of the locality. The species appears during the onset of the South-West monsoon (June–July). Some of the associated species are Argostemma courtallense Arn., Eria nana A. Rich., Impatiens lawsonii Hook. f., I. scapiflora B. Heyne ex Roxb., Peristylus spiralis A. Rich. and Strobilanthes sp. 

M.K. Ratheesh Narayanan, M. Sivadasan, C.N. Sunil, M.K. Nandakumar, T. Shaju, A.H. Alfarhan, A.S.M. Amal Tamimi. 2015. Sonerila gadgiliana, A New Scapigerous Species of Melastomataceae from India. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 22(1): 9–15. DOI: 10.3329/BJPT.v22i1.23861

 http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJPT/article/viewFile/23861/16316

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Bulbophyllum nepalense   Raskoti & Ale

ABSTRACT

Bulbophyllum nepalense Raskoti & Ale (Orchidaceae) from Nepal is described and illustrated. Notes on the diagnostic characters used to distinguish it from the similar species Bulbophyllum retusiusculum are provided.

Raskoti, B.R. and R. Ale. 2013. A New Species of Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) from Nepal. Journal of Botany.70(2): 381-384. DOI: 10.1017/S0960428613000061

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http://nepaliorchids.blogspot.com/2013/06/bulbophyllum-nepalense-raskoti-ale.html

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Musa nagalandiana S. Dey & Gogoi, a new species of Musa sect. Musa, is described and illustrated from Zunheboto district, Nagaland, India based on morphological characteristics observed in the field. The new species is rare in the wild and found in tropical semi-evergreen forest on the bank of the river Doyang, in Zunheboto district of Nagaland. A key to M. nagalandiana and related taxa is provided.

Santanu Dey, N. S. Jamir, Rajib Gogoi, S. K. Chaturvedi, Hutoka Y. Jakha and Zubenthung P. Kikon. 2014. Musa nagalandiana sp. nov. (Musaceae) from Nagaland, northeast India.

Nordic Journal of Botany. 32(5); 584–588. DOI: 10.1111/njb.00516

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