[Botany • 2012] The Enigmatic Ginger Alpinia melichroa Rediscovered in southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Alpinia melichroa (K. Schum.) K. Schum.  Alpinia sect. Botryamomum (K. Schum.) K. Schum.  DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2011.01122.x

ABSTRACT

Recent collections from Sulawesi allow an investigation of Amomum subgenus Botryamomum K. Schum. and its three species, Amomum chrysogynia K. Schum., A. echinosphaera K. Schum., and A. melichroum K. Schum. It is concluded that this subgenus contains a single species, Amomum melichroum K. Schum. Amomum subgenus Botryamomum and Amomum melichroum are lectotypified and Schumann's classification of them as Alpinia melichroa (K. Schum.) K. Schum. in Alpinia sect. Botryamomum (K. Schum.) K. Schum. is accepted. An amplified description including flowers and fruits is provided. Alpinia melichroa is narrowly distributed in southeastern Sulawesi; a conservation assessment is given. Sulawesi is the world's eleventh largest island with a land area greater than 180 000 km 2 . It lies in Wallacea which is the biogeographical region between Borneo and New Guinea, bounded by Wallace's line to the west and Lydekker's line to the east. Botanical exploration of Sulawesi is very far from com-plete. At the beginning of the 'Flora Malesiana' project, van Steenis (1950) estimated that only 18 herbarium specimens per 100 km 2 had been collected, a far lower number than in Peninsular Malaysia, Java, the Philippines and the Moluccas. Botanical collecting has been limited for most of the 60 years since van Steenis made his calculation and it is unlikely that the collecting density index is much higher today. This general lack of collecting effort is compounded in Zingiberaceae by other historical factors. The first significant collections from Sulawesi are those of Beccari, who visited the island in 1872–1874, leaving many valuable collections at FI. In the 1880s, Warburg made numerous collections in Sulawesi and was followed by the Sarasin cousins who made two long expeditions to Sulawesi in 1893–1896 and 1902–1903. At this period, K. M. Schumann was working on a revision of the Zingiberaceae for Engler's 'Das Pflanzenreich' (1904). Schumann worked at the Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, where fire bombing in 1943 destroyed the wing of the herbarium which housed the monocotyledons. It seems that most of Warburg's and all of the Sarasins' collections were destroyed in this fire because stringent efforts by a number of experts in Zingiberaceae have located almost no surviving material.

 Nicky J. Sharp, Mark F. Newman, Yessi Santika, Gufrin and Axel Dalberg Poulsen. 2012. The Enigmatic Ginger Alpinia melichroa Rediscovered in southeast Sulawesi. Nordic Journal of Botany. 30(2); 163–167. DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2011.01122.x

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[Ichthyology • 2016] Galeus corriganae • A New Species of Deepwater Catshark (Carcharhiniformes: Pentanchidae) from Papua New Guinea

December 6, 2016, 8:37 pm

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Galeus corriganae  White, Mana & Naylor, 2016   DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.3.5

Abstract

A new species of catshark, provisionally placed in the genus Galeus, is described from Papua New Guinea based on 7 specimens collected during recent deepwater surveys of the region. The new species, Galeus corriganae, is closest to G. priapus from New Caledonia and G. gracilis from northwestern Australia but differs in several morphological characters. A reclassification of the catshark groups is required to revise the familial and generic arrangement of the group.

Keywords: Pisces, Galeus, catshark, new species, Papua New Guinea, Pentanchidae

William T. White, Ralph R. Mana and Gavin J. P. Naylor. 2016. Galeus corriganae sp. nov., A New Species of Deepwater Catshark (Carcharhiniformes: Pentanchidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa.  4205(3); 255–264. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.3.5

Introducing Corrigan's Catshark - Galeus corriganae - a new catshark from Papua New Guinea named after Dr Shannon Corrigan @CTOL_Project  twitter.com/WillWhitesharks/status/806291117901651968

[Herpetology • 2016] How Draco Lizards Fly: A Novel Type of Wing in Animals

December 6, 2016, 8:41 pm

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formation of the composite wing during the initial phases of the gliding flight of Draco dussumieriseen from the front (left) and from below (right; corresponding photos of the same phases). The lizard jumps from the tree, reorients the body dorsoventrally and starts to spread the anterior ribs; the extended arms reach behind the back (top). The anterior ribs are further spread by the trunk musculature; the hands grasp the leading edge of the patagium and pull it forward (middle). The patagium is fully extended and controlled by the forelimbs; the glide path becomes more horizontal (bottom). White arrows indicate the positions of the hands. Dehling, 2016.   DOI: 10.1101/086496

Abstract

Flying lizards of the genus Draco are famous for their gliding ability, using an aerofoil formed by winglike patagial membranes and supported by elongated thoracic ribs. It has remained unknown, however, how the lizards manoeuvre during flight. Here, I show that the patagium is deliberately grasped and controlled by the forelimbs while airborne. This type of composite wing is unique inasmuch as the lift-generating and the controlling units are formed independently by different parts of the body and are connected to each other only for the duration of the flight. The major advantage for the lizards is that the forelimbs keep their entire movement range and functionality for climbing and running when they are not used as the controlling unit of the wing. These findings not only shed a new light on the flight of Draco lizards but also have implications for the interpretation of gliding performance in fossil species.

  KEYWORDS: Draco, flying lizard, gliding flight, patagium

commons.wikimedia.org 

J Maximilian Dehling. 2016. How Lizards Fly: A Novel Type of Wing in Animals.
 BioRxiv. DOI: 10.1101/086496 

researchgate.net/publication/309839399_How_lizards_fly_A_novel_type_of_wing_in_animals

Dragon lizards fly by grabbing their fold-up wings with ‘hands’ newscientist.com/article/2114847-dragon-lizards-fly-by-grabbing-their-fold-up-wings-with-hands

 

[Ichthyology • 2014] Gymnotus capitimaculatus • A New Species of Electric Fish (Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae) from rio Jucuruçu basin, northeastern Brazil

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Gymnotus capitimaculatus   Rangel-Pereira, 2014

Abstract

A new species of Gymnotus, from the G. pantherinus species-group, is herein described from the rio Jucuruçu basin, a coastal river drainage located in the southern part of Bahia state, northeastern Brazil. Gymnotus capitimaculatus sp. n. differs from all congeners by having an pair of round blotches anteriorly positioned or under vertical passing through eye, on ventral portion of the head. Furthermore, Gymnotus capitimaculatus also differs from all members of the G. pantherinus species-group by having the following unique combination of characters states: tail with an unique series of bands or round spots; precaudal portion of trunk without bands but either with rounded and/or vermiculated spots; forty-five precaudal vertebrae; nine scales above lateral line at mid-body; anal-fin base length 75.2–78.6 % of TL; anus-anal fin length 101.4–122.8 % of HL; and branchial opening 38.5–45.0 % of HL.

Key words: Atlantic Forest, Biodiversity, electric eels, Gymnotus pantherinus complex, Knife-fish, taxonomy

Distribution. Known only from rio do Ouro, a tributary of the rio Jucuruçu, Itamaraju municipality, Bahia state, northeastern Brazil.

Etymology. Named capitimaculatus from the Latin subject capitis (head) and adjective maculatus (blotchy), due to the presence of a pair of blotches in the ventral portion of the head. 

Ecology. The specimens were collected in a clear water stream which topical width was about 1.5 m, depth ranged from 0.1 to 1 m and the bottom was composed of sand and small gravel. The matrix through where the stream flowed was composed of a mix of grass pasture and scarce riparian forest. Individuals were found deeply hidden among marginal vegetation and roots, mostly where the water flow was faster. Another species of the genus Gymnotus, belonging to the G. carapo species group, was found sympatrically, but not syntopically, since it was caught where the water flow was slower.

 Rangel-Pereira F.S. 2014. Gymnotus capitimaculatus, A New Species of Electric Fish from rio Jucuruçu basin, northeastern Brazil (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes: Gymnotidae). Vertebrate Zoology. 64(2); 169–175. 

http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/publikationen/vertebratezoology/vz64-2/02_vertebrate_zoology_64-2_rangel-pereira_169-175.pdf

Resumo: Uma nova espécie de Gymnotus, pertencente ao grupo de espécies G. pantherinus, é aqui descrita para a bacia do rio Jucuruçu, uma drenagem fluvial costeira localizada no sul do estado da Bahia, nordeste do Brasil. Gymnotus capitimaculatus sp. n. difere de todos seus congêneres por possuir a porção ventral da cabeça com um par de máculas posicionadas anteriormente ou sob vertical que passa pelo olho. Ademais, Gymnotus capitimaculatus também difere de todos os membros do grupo G. pantherinus pela seguinte combinação exclusiva de caracteres: cauda com uma única série de barras os manchas arredondadas; porção pré-caudal do tronco sem barras ou com manchas arredondadas ou vermiculadas; quarenta e cinco vértebras pré-caudais; nove escamas acima da linha lateral no meio do corpo; comprimento da base da nadadeira anal 75,2–78,6 % do TL; comprimento ânus-nadadeira anal 101,4–122,8 % do HL; e abertura branquial 38,5 –45,0 % do HL.

[Botany • 2016] Rafflesia parvimaculata • A New Species of Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae) from Peninsular Malaysia

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Rafflesia parvimaculata  Sofiyanti, Mat-Salleh, Khairil, Zuhailah, Mohd. Ros & Burslem  FIGURE 2. Morphology of Rafflesia parvimaculata sp. nov. A. Mature bud, B. Male flower fully open, C. Inner side of floral perigone tube of male flower, D. Unbranched ramenta, E. Upper surface of disk showing processes of male flower, F. Lower surface of disk showing anthers (insert : pollen grain). Scale bars: A, C 5 cm; B 10 cm; D 1 cm; E, F 2,5 cm (Specimens : A not collected; B–E LJ4 a1; F LJ4 f3). DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.3.4

Abstract

The new species Rafflesia parvimaculata is described from Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. This species is characterized by its numerous small white warts on the perigone lobes, and also by its slender, unbranched, capitate ramenta that are white in color and densely arranged inside the floral perigone tube. These unique characters distinguish R. parvimaculata from other Rafflesia species. The discovery of this new species brings the total number of Rafflesia species described from Peninsular Malaysia to five

Keywords: Rafflesia, Pahang, numerous warts, white ramenta, Eudicots

Rafflesia parvimaculata Sofiyanti, Mat-Salleh, Khairil, Zuhailah, Mohd. Ros & Burslem sp. nov.  

Rafflesia parvimaculata has numerous small warts on the perigone lobe and the window. These warts have a well-spaced arrangement on both structures. Ramenta are slender, unbranched, capitate, white in color and densely arranged. These unique characters are the characteristics of this new species.

 Type:─ MALAYSIA : Peninsular Malaysia, Pahang, Lata Jarum. 03 55.92º N, 102 01.99 º E. 29 December 2005, LJ4 a1. Male. (Holotype UKMB!).

Distribution and ecology: — Rafflesia parvimaculata is an endoparasitic species that grows on the root or stem of Tetrastigma sp. (Vitaceae). The specimen of Tetrastigma was not collected. This new species was collected in hill dipterocarp forest at an elevation of 200 to 400 m a.s.l. in the Lata Jarum Forest, Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia. A photograph of a Rafflesia from Perak (Peninsular Malaysia) (Courtesy of Siti Munirah M.Y, FRIM that has been deposited in the Kew Herbarium shows similar morphological characters to this new species, especially in the presence of numerous white small warts on the perigone lobes. Therefore we tentatively suggest that Rafflesia parvimaculata may also occur in Perak, although further exploration in this region is required to verify this conclusion.

Etymology:— The specific epithet refers to the numerous small warts on the perigone lobes. It is derived from the Latin parvi (small) and maculate (stain, spot, wart).

Phenology:— Flowers were observed by us in February, March, September and December. Variation in the size of buds observed in February suggests that the flower can be found throughout the year independently of season.


 Nery Sofiyanti, Kamarudin Mat-Salleh, Khairil Mahmud, Nor Zuhailah Mazlan,  Mohd. Ros. Albukharey Hasein and  David F.R.P. Burslem. 2016. Rafflesia parvimaculata (Rafflesiaceae), A New Species of Rafflesia from Peninsular Malaysia. Phytotaxa. 253(3);  DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.3.4

ResearchGate.net/publication/299473266_Rafflesia_parvimaculata_Rafflesiaceae_a_new_species_of_Rafflesia_from_Peninsular_Malaysia

[Entomology • 2016] Allenipeplus spp. • A New Genus of the Subfamily Cillaeinae (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) from the Philippines and New Guinea with Notes on the Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Subfamily

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Allenipeplus philippinensis  Kovalev & Kirejtshuk, 2016   DOI:  10.11646/zootaxa.4205.3.3

Abstract

Allenipeplus gen. nov. represented by Allenipeplus philippinensis sp. nov., type species (Philippines, Luzon), A. alius sp. nov. (Philippines, Mindoro), A. harmonicus sp. nov. (Philippines, Mindanao) and A. vitellinus sp. nov. (Indonesian New Guinea), is described. This new genus combines characters with a mosaic spread among other cillaeine genera. We present a wide comparison of genera among the subfamily Cillaeinae, making it possible to elaborate a detailed diagnosis of the new genus and trace some order in character patterns and propose a hypothesis on the relationship of this genus to other groups known from the Indo-Malayan and Australian Regions. A detailed diagnosis of the new genus and key to the new species are given. The Adocimus-complex of the related genera including Allenipeplus gen. nov., Adocimus Murray, 1864, Ithyphenes Murray, 1864, Platynema Ritsema, 1885 and probably Brittonema Kirejtshuk, 2011 is defined. Some notes on the taxonomy of the genera Liparopeplus Murray, 1864 and Xanthopeplus Fairmaire, 1880, stat. nov. are given. Additionally, designation of a lectotype for Liparopeplus colastoides Murray, 1864 is made.

Keywords: Coleoptera, sap beetles, new species, lectotype, Indo-Malayan and Australian Regions

Alexey V. Kovalev and Alexander G. Kirejtshuk. 2016. A New Genus of the Subfamily Cillaeinae (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) from the Philippines and New Guinea with Notes on the Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Subfamily.
Zootaxa. 4205(3); 226–242. DOI:  10.11646/zootaxa.4205.3.3

[Botany • 2013] Curcuma leonidii • A New Species (Zingiberaceae) from southern Vietnam

December 7, 2016, 6:51 am

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Curcuma leonidii Škorničk. & Lưu Photos: Lưu H. Trương     DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.126.1.4

Abstract

Curcuma leonidii, a new species of Curcuma subg. Hitcheniopsis (Zingiberaceae) from southern Vietnam is described and illustrated here. Curcuma leonidii with flowers similar to some Stahlianthus-like species but inflorescences consisting of up to 8 green bracts and their arrangements conforming to usual ‘classical’ Curcuma-like species provides the much-awaited morphological link between the two genera, of which Stahlianthus have been, based on molecular results, recently proposed to be merged with Curcuma subg. Hitcheniopsis.

Keywords: Bù Gia Mập National Park, Curcuma subgenus Hitcheniopsis, Stahlianthus

FIGURE 1. Curcuma leonidiiA. Habit. B. Inflorescence. C. Flower. D. Anther (front, back and side views, scale bar 5 mm). Photos: Lưu Hồng Trương

Similar to Curcuma harmandii Gagnep. (subg. Hitcheniopsis) in inflorescence consisting of green bracts with no obvious coma, but differs from it by having a more compact inflorescence (vs. more elongated in C. harmandii), white corolla lobes (vs. greenish), white oblanceolate-spathulate shape of the lateral staminodes (vs. greenish-white nearly linear) and white labellum with rich yellow well-defined median, the sides of the basal half of the median puberulent, patched with red, and nearly plain margin (vs. white labellum with yellow pubescent median bordered around with pink tinge, especially towards the apex, and crisped margin).

Etymology:— We dedicate this small but beautiful species to Prof. Leonid V. Averyanov, who first brought this species to our attention. Prof. Averyanov made exemplary contributions to the knowledge of Vietnamese Orchidaceae. With his main Vietnamese collaborators, Prof. Phan Kế Lộc and Dr. Nguyễn Tiến Hiệp, he also conducted multiple expeditions during past 20 years leading to great enhancement of general floristic and phytogeographic knowledge of Vietnam and adjacent areas of eastern Indochina (e.g. Averyanov et al. 2003).

  J. Leong-Škorničková and Hồng Trường Lưu. 2013. Curcuma leonidii, A New Species from southern Vietnam.  Phytotaxa. 126(1); 37–42.  DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.126.1.4

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[Ichthyology • 2016] Plectranthias takasei • A New Species of Anthiadine Fish (Teleostei: Serranidae) from southern Japan

December 7, 2016, 11:39 pm

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Hinomaru Perchlet |  Plectranthias takasei   Gill, Tea & Senou, 2016    DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.4.3

Abstract

Plectranthias takasei is described from two specimens collected in Izu Oceanic Park, Sagami Bay, Honshu, Japan. It is distinguished from congeners in having the following combination of characters: dorsal rays X,15; no fleshy flaps on dorsal-fin spines; pectoral rays 13, all unbranched; branched caudal-fin rays 8 + 7; lateral line scales 28 (including intermittent and terminal pitted scales); circumpeduncular scales 12; fourth dorsal-fin spine longest; and preopercle without antrorse spines or serrations ventrally, with 2–3 weak serrations or crenulations posteriorly.

Keywords: Pisces, ichthyology, taxonomy, morphology, Izu Oceanic Park, Sagami Bay, Honshu

FIGURE 3. Plectranthias takasei, underwater photo in 60 m, Izu Oceanic Park, Sagami Bay, Honshu, Japan. photo by W. Takase DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.4.3

Plectranthias takasei, new species

New standard Japanese name: Hinomaru-hanadai

English common name: Hinomaru Perchlet

Diagnosis. The following combination of characters distinguishes P. hinomaru from congeners: dorsal rays X,15; no fleshy flaps on dorsal-fin spines; pectoral rays 13, all unbranched; branched caudal-fin rays 8 + 7; lateral line scales 28 (including intermittent and terminal pitted scales); circumpeduncular scales 12; fourth dorsal-fin spine longest; and preopercle without antrorse spines or serrations ventrally, with 2–3 weak serrations or crenulations posteriorly.

Habitat and distribution. Plectranthias takasei is known only from Izu Ocean Park, where it has been collected and photographed on rocky reefs at depths of 48–60 metres.

Etymology. The species is named for Mr. Wataru Takase, who collected the holotype. The Japanese standard name and English common names refer to the prominent red spot on the side, which is reminiscent of the red disk (rising sun) in the Japanese flag (commonly called Hinomaru, ‘the sun disk’). 

Gill, Anthony C., Yi-Kai Tea & Hiroshi Senou. 2016. Plectranthiastakasei, New Species of Anthiadine Fish from southern Japan (Teleostei: Serranidae). Zootaxa. 4205(4); 349–356. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.4.3

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[Ichthyology • 2016] Monopterus luticolus • A New Species of Swamp Eel (Teleostei: Synbranchidae) from Cameroon

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Monopterus luticolus  Britz, Doherty-Bone, Kouete, Sykes & Gower, 2016

Monopterus luticolus, new species, is described from Cameroon. Most of the seven known individuals were discovered in inundated soil while digging for caecilian amphibians. Monopterus luticolus differs from the two other nominal African synbranchid species in the number of vertebrae and details of its osteology. The spatial dissociation of ceratobranchial 1 from hypobranchial 1 and its close association with hypobranchial 2 and ceratobranchial 2 demonstrate that M. luticolus is a member of the ‘Amphipnous group’.

Fig. 2. Monopterus luticolus, BMNH 2016.7.6.3, paratype, 158 mm TL; Cameroon: Mundame, life colouration. Note bright red colour caused by well vascularized skin.

Etymology. The species name is derived from the Latin word for mud, lutus, and the verb colere, to dwell, referring to the habitat in which the new species was collected. A noun in apposition.

Distribution. Monopterus luticolus is known only from four localities in the proximity of Mount Cameroon at altitudes of 35-170 m above sea level (Fig. 5).

 Ralph Britz, Thomas Doherty-Bone, Marcel Kouete, Dan Sykes and David Gower. 2016. Monopterus luticolus, A New Species of Swamp Eel from Cameroon (Teleostei: Synbranchidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters. 27(4); 309-323. 

http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/ief27_4_04.pdf

   

  

[Arachnida • 2016] Description of Three New Species of the Tropical Asian Jumping Spider Genus Onomastus Simon, 1900 (Araneae: Salticidae) from High Altitude Cloud Forests of Sri Lanka

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Onomastus jamestaylori   Benjamin & Kanesharatnam, 2016    DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.5.2

Abstract

Spiders of the tropical Asian jumping spider genus Onomastus Simon, 1900 are small to medium-sized, delicate, translucent, commonly found inhabitants of Asian evergreen forest foliage. In this paper, three new species of the genus, Onomastus jamestaylori sp. nov. (♂♀), Onomastus corbetensis sp. nov. (♂♀) and Onomastus maskeliya sp. nov. (♂♀) are described from Sri Lanka. The three new species are added to the matrix of a previous study to assess their phylogenetic position. The resulting cladistic analysis, based on 35 morphological characters from 18 taxa (13 Onomastus species and 5 outgroups) supports the monophyly of the genus. Additionally, a monophyletic, well-supported South Asian clade (India, Sri Lanka), which is restricted to the Sri Lanka-Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, is recovered in most analysis. The three newly described species might be endangered due to their small population size and restricted distribution in high altitude cloud forest.

Keywords: Araneae, Phylogeny, endemics, synapomorphies, monophyly, parsimony, India, mountaintops

FIGURE 1. Onomastus jamestaylori sp. nov. from Loolecondera, Deltota; Male in life.

Benjamin, Suresh P. and Nilani Kanesharatnam. 2016. Description of Three New Species of the Tropical Asian Jumping Spider Genus Onomastus Simon, 1900 from High Altitude Cloud Forests of Sri Lanka (Araneae: Salticidae).

Zootaxa. 4205(5); 431–453.  DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.5.2

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Corybas fanjingshanensis Y. X. Xiong  JSE.ac.cn

Abstract:

Corybas (Orchidaceae), a genus of some 100 species, is distributed from the Himalayas and southern China, through the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and New Guinea, to Australia, New Caledonia, Tasmania, New Zealand and the islands of Polynesia. There are three recorded species in China,C. siniiTang & Wang, C. daliensis Tang & Wang, and C. taiwanensis T. P. Lin & S. Y. Leu. In this paper, a new species, Corybas fanjingshanensisfrom Fanjing mountain nature reserve is described and illustrated. It is related to C. taliensis Tang & Wang, but differs by having rather short bract and lateral sepals and lacking lamellae on the disc. Its habitat and population size was reported in details.

Keywords: Corybas; Corybas fanjingshanensis Y. X. Xiong; Orchidaceae; new species; distribution; Guizhou; China

Xiong Yuan-Xin, Luo Ying-Chun, Shangguan Fa-Zhi and Wang Hui. 2007. Corybas fanjingshanensis Y. X. Xiong, A New Species of Orchidaceae from Guizhou, China.  Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica. 45(6); 808–812.  http://www.jse.ac.cn/Abstract_old.aspx?id=1341

http://www.jse.ac.cn/wenzhang/aps06146.pdf

[Crustacea • 2012] Discoplax celeste • The Blue Crab of Christmas Island (Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinidae)

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Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012

Abstract

The indigenous Blue Crab of Christmas Island, previously misidentified as “Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1851)”, is here recognised as a distinct new species, Discoplax celeste. In addition to its unique blue-coloured carapace when adult, the new species can be distinguished from true D. hirtipes by carapace, male abdominal, and male first gonopod characters. To stabilise the taxonomy of Cardisoma hirtipesDana, 1851, a neotype from the original type locality in Fiji, is selected. A separate eastern Indian Ocean taxon, Discoplax aff. hirtipes, present in the Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands and western Sumatra is also found in small numbers on Christmas Island.

KEY WORDS: Crustacea, Brachyura, Discoplax, new species, Christmas Island

Etymology. — The name is derived from the French céleste meaning sky or heaven and alludes to the sky or powder blue live colour of adults of this species. The name is used as a noun in apposition. 

Peter K. L. Ng & Peter J. F. Davie. 2012. The Blue Crab of Christmas Island, Discoplax celeste, New Species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinidae). Raffles. Bull. Zool. 60(1); 89–100.
https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nus/pdf/PUBLICATION/Raffles%20Bulletin%20of%20Zoology/Past%20Volumes/RBZ%2060(1)/60rbz089-100.pdf

https://rafflesmuseum.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/christmas-island-2012/

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[Botany • 2014] Orchidantha virosa • A New Species (Lowiaceae) endemic to northern Vietnam

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Orchidantha virosa    Škorničk. & Q.B.Nguyễn   DOI:  10.5252/a2014n2a6

ABSTRACT

Orchidantha virosa Škorničk. & Q.B.Nguyễn, sp. nov. (Lowiaceae), a new species from Phú ọ province, northern Vietnam is described and illustrated here. Thee new species is unique among other species in Vietnam and Laos in its robust habit and size (up to 2 m) and the non-petiolate leaves in mature individuals. e key to Orchidantha N.E.Br. species of Laos and Vietnam is accordingly updated.

Jana Leong-Škorničkováa, Quc Bình Nguynb and Otakar Šídac. 2014. Orchidantha virosa Škorničk. & Q.B.Nguyn, sp. nov. (Lowiaceae), A New Species endemic to northern Vietnam. Adansonia 36(2); 237-243. DOI:  10.5252/a2014n2a6

  http://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/a2014n2a6-med.pdf

http://vnmn.ac.vn/en/research/63-a-new-species-of-ginger-discovered-from-vietnam

[Ichthyology • 2016] Leptobotia bellacauda • A New Species of Loach (Cypriniformes: Botiidae) from the lower Yangtze Basin in China

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Leptobotia bellacauda Bohlen, & Šlechtová, 2016 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.1.5

Abstract

A new species, Leptobotia bellacauda is described from the lower Yangtze River basin. The new species is distinguished from all other species of Leptobotia by a combination of the following characters: body plain brown, prominent black bar in caudal fin, dorsal half of head dusky black, ventral half of head cream colour, eye well developed, lobes of caudal fin rounded, origin of pelvic fins beneath or anterior to dorsal-fin origin, and pectoral fin in adult males enlarged, with numerous tubercles.

Keywords: Pisces, Morphology, taxonomy, Anhui, Shitai, Ningguo, sexual dimorphism

Bohlen, J. and  Šlechtová, V. 2016. Leptobotia bellacauda, A New Species of Loach from the lower Yangtze Basin in China (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Botiidae).
  Zootaxa.  4205(1);  DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.1.5

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[Ichthyology • 2016] Microglanis nigrolineatus • A New Species (Pseudopimelodidae) from northwestern Argentina

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Microglanis nigrolineatus  Terán, Jarduli, Alonso, Mirande & Shibatta, 2016    paratype [CI- FML6595] from Quebrada Colorada stream, Bermejo River basin, Salta province, Argentina

Microglanis nigrolineatus, new species, is described from streams of Bermejo River basin, northwestern Argentina. It is distinguished from all congeners by a combination of characters including a unique coloration pattern: a thin dark line that runs along middle body from vertical line through dorsal-fin origin to end of adipose fin, delimiting two dark-brown areas ending in a dark blotch crossing entire body depth just anterior to caudal-fin origin and dorsal region of head uniformly dark, lacking a paler area on nuchal region. Also, thorn serrae on anterior margin of pectoral-fin spine are short.

Fig. 1. Microglanis nigrolineatus, CI-FML 6596, holotype, 32.5 mm SL; Argentina: Salta province: Quebrada Colorada stream, Bermejo River basin.

Fig.2.Microglanis nigrolineatus, CI- FML6595, paratype, 43.6mm SL; live specimen, before fixation; Argentina: Salta province: Quebrada Colorada stream, Bermejo River basin.

Fig. 5. Type locality: Quebrada Colorada stream, Bermejo River basin, Salta, Argentina. May 2015.

Fig. 4. Northwestern Argentina, showing the distribution of Microglanis nigrolineatus, type locality at Quebrada Colorada stream, Bermejo River basin. , paratype localities.

Terán, Guillermo E., Lucas R. Jarduli, Felipe Alonso, J. Marcos Mirande and Oscar A. Shibatta. 2016. Microglanis nigrolineatus, A New Species from northwestern Argentina (Ostariophysi: Pseudopimelodidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 27(3);  193-202

http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/ief27_3_01.pdf

ResearchGate.net/publication/310603805_Microglanis_nigrolineatus_a_new_species_from_northwestern_Argentina_Ostariophysi_Pseudopimelodidae

Microglanis nigrolineatus, nueva especie, se describe de arroyos de la cuenca del Río Bermejo, Noroeste de Argentina. Esta nueva especie se distingue de los congéneres por una combinación de caracteres que incluyen un patrón de coloración único: una delgada línea oscura que atraviesa longitudinalmente la parte media del cuerpo, que va desde la aleta dorsal hasta el final de la adiposa delimitando dos áreas pardo oscuras que terminan en una mancha negra que atraviesa toda la altura del cuerpo justo anterior a la aleta caudal, y la región dorsal de la cabeza uniformemente oscura, sin un área más clara en la región nucal. Además, los ganchos en el margen anterior de la espina pectoral son cortos.

"Microglanis nigrolineatus, a new species from northwestern Argentina (Ostariophysi: Pseudopimelodidae)"

Guillermo E. Teran, Lucas R. Jarduli, Felipe Alonso, J. Marcos Mirandeand Oscar A. Shibatta.

Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 193-202, 6 figs., 2 tabs., November 2016. ISSN 0936-9902

Artículo completo (versión preliminar): https://goo.gl/HpS9Xv

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Genaemirum phacochoerus Broad, Rousse & van Noort, 2016 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.636.10216

Abstract

We describe Genaemirum phagocossorum Rousse, Broad & van Noort, sp. n., a new ichneumonine parasitoid wasp reared from Eucalyptus nitens logs infested by the cossid moth Coryphodema tristis, which is considered a major pest of forestry and food crops in South Africa. This is the first plausible host association for the genus, and fits with the host association predictions of Heinrich. Two further undescribed species were found in the collections of the Natural History Museum in London and are described as Genaemirum phacochoerus Broad, Rousse & van Noort, sp. n. and Genaemirum fumosum Broad, Rousse & van Noort, sp. n. An identification key to the eight known species and a diagnosis for each species are provided, including photographs of all the primary type specimens. Online Lucid interactive identification keys are available at: http://www.waspweb.org.

Keywords: Africa, Afrotropical region, biocontrol, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae, host, identification key, parasitoid wasp, species description, systematics

Genaemirum phagocossorum Rousse, Broad & van Noort, 2016 Genaemirum phacochoerus Broad, Rousse & van Noort, 2016 Genaemirum fumosum Broad, Rousse & van Noort, 2016 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.636.10216

Genaemirum phagocossorum Rousse, Broad & van Noort, sp. n.

Etymology: From the latin “cossus” for “worm or grub found in wood”, which is the likely host (Cossidae), and “phago” = latin for “a glutton”. Noun in the genitive case.

Genaemirum phacochoerus Broad, Rousse & van Noort, sp. n.

Etymology: The name is derived from the genus name for warthogs, after the resemblance of the head to that of a warthog. Noun in apposition.

Genaemirum fumosum Broad, Rousse & van Noort, sp. n.

Etymology: The name is derived from the Latin for "smoky", in reference to the infuscate wings. Noun in apposition.

 Pascal Rousse, Gavin R. Broad and Simon van Noort. 2016. Review of the Genus Genaemirum Heinrich (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae) with Interactive Identification Keys to Species. ZooKeys. 636: 77-105. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.636.10216

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'Monstrous' wasps could reveal their species' secrets

Scientists have identified three new species of parasitoid wasp - including two that previously lay undescribed in the Museum's collections.

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/science-news/2016/december/monstrous-wasps-could-reveal-their-species-secrets.html

[Crustacea • 2013 “2015”] Six New Species of Freshwater Crabs of the Genera Microthelphusa & Fredius (Decapoda: Pseudothelphusidae) from Pantepui, Venezuela

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Plate 2. Dorsal view of the cephalothorax of six freshwater crab new species: A.- Microthelphusa aracamuniensis, n. sp.; B.- M. marahuacaensis, n. sp.; C.- M. guaiquinimaensis, n. sp.; D.- M. maigualidaensis, n. sp.; E.- M. roraimaensis,n. sp.; F.- Fredius cuaoensis,n. sp.   Suárez, 2013 “2015”.  DOI:  10.5281/zenodo.18333

Abstract

Six new species of  pseudothelphusid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) are described from several rivers of the Pantepui region of Venezuela, in the states of Amazonas and Bolívar: Microthelphusa aracamuniensis, n. sp., M. guaiquinimaensis, n. sp., M. maigualidaensis, n. sp., M. marahuacaensis, n. sp., M. roraimaensis, n. sp., and Fredius cuaoensis, n. sp.

Keywords: Brachyura, Cerro Guaiquinima, Cerro Marahuaca, Fredius, Microtelphusa, Monte Aracamuni, Serranía de Mai-gualida, Río Cuao, Roraima.

Plate 2. Dorsal view of the cephalothorax of six freshwater crab new species: A.- Microthelphusa aracamuniensis, n. sp.; B.- M. marahuacaensis, n. sp.; C.- M. guaiquinimaensis, n. sp.; D.- M. maigualidaensis, n. sp.; E.- M. roraimaensis,n. sp.; F.- Fredius cuaoensis,n. sp.

Suárez, Héctor. 2013 “2015”. Six New Species of Freshwater Crabs from Pantepui, Venezuela (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pseudothelphusidae).

ANARTIA. 25; 64–94. DOI:  10.5281/zenodo.18333

Seis nuevas especies de cangrejos de agua dulce del Pantepui, Venezuela (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pseudothelphusidae)

Resumen: Se describen seis nuevas especies de cangrejos pseudotelfúsidos (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) procedentes de varios ríos de la región pantepuyana de Venezuela, en los estados Amazonas y Bolívar: Microthelphusa aracamuniensis, n. sp., M. guaiquinimaensis, n. sp., M. maigualidaensis, n. sp. M. marahuacaensis, n. sp., M. roraimaensis, n. sp., y Fredius cuaoensis, n. sp.

  

[Botany • 2010] Elettariopsis wandokthong • Elettariopsis Baker (Zingiberaceae) in Thailand－A New Species and A New Record

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Elettariopsis wandokthong  Picheans. &  Yupparach

ABSTRACT
 Six taxa of Elettariopsis Baker (Zingiberaceae) were previously accounted for Thailand. In this paper, Elettariopsis wandokthong, a new species from Thailand, is described and illustrated. Also, the distribution of E. monophylla (Gagnep.) Loes. in Thailand is reported here for the first time with full description and illustration. Key to species currently enumerated for Thailand is also provided.

KEY WORDS: Zingiberaceae, Thailand, Elettariopsis wandokthong, new species, Elettariopsis monophylla, new record.

Diagnose: Elettariopsidi trilobae similis, foliis 2-4 lanceolatis ad oblongis vel ellipticis utrinque glabris, ligula 1-2 mm longa pubescenti, apice bilobo, calycis tubo corollae tubo longiore pubescenti, ovario pubescenti differt.

Distribution: This new species can only be found in the type location. However, it is widely cultivated in Thailand.

 Ecology: The new species grows under the shade of dried deciduous forest, at the altitude of 62-240 m.

 Vernacular names: Wan Dokthong (วานดอกทอง), Wan Maha Saneh (วานมหาเสนห),  彎斗松擬荳蔻 (Chinese new name).

 Ethnobotany: This new taxon is believed to process a magical power, and therefore, it is used as a good-luck charm. The Thai names imply magical seductive power. The plants are grew in pots, and put in front of shops believing that they will help attracting customers, especially when the plant is in bloom (usually as early as January to early May). The rhizomes of this taxon are also used as one of the ingredients for making “magical herbal charming oil” or “magical charming lip balm”, believing that after applying it to one’s body (oil) or lips (lip balm), it will help attracting the targeted opposite sex, particularly women.

 Chayan Picheansoonthon and Piyapong Yupparach. 2010.  Further Study on the Elettariopsis Baker (Zingiberaceae) in Thailand－A New Species and A New Record. Taiwania. 55(4); 335-341. 

http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/pdf/tai.2010.55.335.pdf

Orawan Theanphong, Thatree Phadungcharoen, Thaya Jenjittikul and Withawat Mingvanish. 2016. Essential Oil Composition of Elettariopsiswandokthong Picheans. & Yupparach Rhizome from Thailand.  BHST [Bulletin of Health Science and Technology] . 14(1); 30-35. 

http://www.rsu.ac.th/bhst/public/upload/journal/article/abstract/20160905NOU3p8-4-30-35-Orawan%20Theanphong.pdf

[Herpetology • 2016] Species Delimitation Methods Put Into Taxonomic Practice: Two New Madascincus Species, M. miafina & M. pyrurus, formerly allocated to Historical Species Names (Squamata, Scincidae)

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Madascincus miafina sp. n., a species from dry areas of northern Madagascar, morphologically very similar to M. polleni    Madascincus pyrurus sp. n., a montane species endemic to the central highlands of Madagascar. Phylogenetically, M. pyrurus is the sister species of M. igneocaudatus  Miralles, Köhler, Glaw & Vences, 2016. DOI: 10.3897/zse.92.9945

Abstract
In a previous study, Miralles and Vences (2013) compared seven different methods of species delimitation applied to the genus Madascincus. While focusing on methodological aspects their study involved an extensive data set of multilocus DNA sequences and of comparative morphology. On this basis they emphasized the need of revising the taxonomy of Madascincus, and revealed the existence of at least two well-supported candidate species. The present paper provides formal descriptions of these two taxa: (1) Madascincus miafina sp. n., a species from dry areas of northern Madagascar, morphologically very similar to M. polleni (although both species are not retrieved as sister taxa), and (2) Madascincus pyrurus sp. n., a montane species occurring >1500 m above sea level, endemic to the central highlands of Madagascar (Ibity and Itremo Massifs). Phylogenetically, M. pyrurus is the sister species of M. igneocaudatus, a taxon restricted to the dry littoral regions of the south and south-west of Madagascar in lowlands <500 m above sea level. To facilitate future taxonomic work, we furthermore elaborated an identification key for species of Madascincus. Finally, some aspects of the biogeographic patterns characterising the different main clades within the genus Madascincus are provided and discussed for the first time in the light of a robust phylogenetic framework.

Key Words: Madascincus miafina sp. n., Madascincus pyrurus sp. n., Madagascar, phylogeny, morphology, integrative taxonomy, species complex, biogeography

Figure 4.: Photographic plate showing most of the recognized species of Madascincus (picture not available for M. macrolepis), highlighting the chromatic polymorphism (red tail and brown tail morphs) for M. miafina sp. n., M. pyrurus sp. n. and M. igneocaudatus. Picture I depicts the sole specimen known from Kirindy that in Glaw and Vences (2007) was assigned to a candidate species M. sp. “vitreus”, and O depicts a specimen that these authors assigned to a candidate species M. sp. “baeus”. DOI: 10.3897/zse.92.9945

Aurélien Miralles, Jörn Köhler, Frank Glaw and Miguel Vences. 2016. Species Delimitation Methods Put Into Taxonomic Practice: Two New Madascincus Species formerly allocated to Historical Species Names (Squamata, Scincidae).
Zoosystematics and Evolution. 92(2); 257-275. DOI: 10.3897/zse.92.9945

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[Botany • 2015] Zingiber hainanense • A New Species (Zingiberaceae) from Hainan, China

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Zingiber hainanense   Y.S. Ye, L. Bai & N.H. Xia    DOI:  10.11646/phytotaxa.217.1.6

ABSTRACT

Zingiber hainanense (Zingiberaceae), a new species from Hainan, China, is described and illustrated. It is compared to two most similar members from Z. sect. Cryptanthium, Z. guangxiense from Guangxi, China and Z. kawagoii, an endemic species from Taiwan, China. Zingiber hainanense differs from Z. guangxiense mainly by labellum and staminodes being purple red (vs. yellowish white throughout in Z. guangxiense), and differs from Z. kawagoii by labellum and lateral staminodes being linear or narrowly ovate (vs. obovate-oblong in Z. kawagoii). The pollen morphology and chromosome number count as well as a color plate of the new species are also presented in this study.

Keywords: Angiospermae; Liliopsida; Zingiberidae; Zingiberales; Zingiberaceae, Monocots, China

 Yu-Shi Ye, Lin Bai and Nianhe Xia. 2015 Zingiber hainanense (Zingiberaceae), A New Species from Hainan, China.   PHYTOTAXA. 217(1):73. DOI:  10.11646/phytotaxa.217.1.6

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