[Mollusca • 2022] Dendronotus shpataki • A New Species of the Genus Dendronotus (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) from the Sea of Japan: a contribution of citizen science to marine zoology

  

Dendronotus shpataki sp. nov. in natural environment.

Ekimova, Mikhlina, Antokhina & Schepetov, 2022

 

DOI: 10.31610/zsr/2022.31.1.3 

  Researchgate.net/publication/358210579

Photos by Andrey Shpatak.

Abstract

 The nudibranch genus Dendronotus Alder et Hancock, 1845 is a common component of boreal and arctic ecosystems, which has recently received a considerable attention due to its high cryptic diversity. Here we describe a new species Dendronotus shpataki sp. nov. from the northwestern Sea of Japan, using the material and observations provided by Andrey Shpatak, a local citizen, diver and underwater photographer. We studied morphological features of the new species, including external morphology, coloration, jaw and radular morphology, and configuration of the reproductive system, as well as its ecological traits including possible diet preferences. We obtained DNA sequences and reconstructed the phylogeny by Bayesian Inference and Maximum Likelihood approaches using four molecular markers (mitochondrial COI and 16S rRNA, and nuclear histone H3 and 28S rRNA), and tested the boundaries between the species by calculating the uncorrected p-distances and automatic species delimitation methods ABGD and GMYC. Our results show that D. shpataki sp. nov. differs both morphologically and genetically from all other Dendronotus species. The new species possibly represents a unique example of local endemism, being found in a single locality, while other local Dendronotus species demonstrate wide distribution in the North-West Pacific. We also report on a considerable wearing of the radular teeth during feeding, which is a remarkable case for the Dendronotus.

Key words: North-West Pacific, biodiversity, morphology, radula, molecular markers, phylogeny, Nudibranchia, Dendronotidae, Dendronotus, new species

Dendronotus shpataki sp. nov., general appearance of living specimens.
 Holotype: dorsal view (A), lateral view (B) and ventral view (C).
Paratypes, dorsal view: adult specimens MIMB42309 (D), MIMB42308 (E), MIMB42305 (F)
and juvenile MIMB42306 (G). 

Scale bar: 5 mm.

Dendronotus shpataki sp. nov. in natural environment.
 Paratype MIMB42302 (A–C); the first documented finding of the new species in May 2015,
 the specimen was not collected (D); paratypes MIMB42303 (E, F).

Photos by Andrey Shpatak.

Dendronotus shpataki sp. nov.

I.A. Ekimova, A.L. Mikhlina, T.I. Antokhina and D.M. Schepetov. 2022. A Description of Dendronotus shpataki sp. nov. (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) from the Sea of Japan: a contribution of citizen science to marine zoology. Zoosystematica Rossica. 31(1); 3–19. DOI: 10.31610/zsr/2022.31.1.3 

  Researchgate.net/publication/358210579_A_description_of_Dendronotus_shpataki_from_the_Sea_of_Japan

[Botany • 2022] Gentiana ranae (Gentianaceae) • A New Species from Himachal Pradesh, India revealed by morphology and molecular phylogeny

Gentiana ranae M.Shabir & M.D.Dwivedi, 

in Shabir, Pal, Dwivedi et Tiwari, 2022.

 Rheedea. 32(1);  

rheedea.in/IAAT/article/view/898 

 

Abstract 

A new species of the genus Gentiana, G. ranae sp. nov., from Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh (India) is described here. The species shows morphological resemblances with G. glauca Pall. and G. venusta Wall. of sect. Monopodiae, but differs in key morphological characters such as a stem with 4–6 fine lines, upper stem leaves more densely enveloping the inflorescence, a light blue corolla with margins of the corolla lobes scabrous to crenulate, horizontally truncate plicae, dentate to erose margins, and ovate to sub-orbicularseeds. Along with the morphological characters the species is supported as a new member of sect. Monopodiae in a molecular phylogenetic analyses using the nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and chloroplast trnL-F intergenic-spacer regions. The species is described, illustrated and discussed.

Keywords: cpDNA trnL-F, Gentiana glauca, nrDNA ITS, sect. Monopodiae, western Himalaya

 

Gentiana ranae M.Shabir & M.D.Dwivedi:
b. Flowering plant; c. Habit; d. Seeds

 (Photos by Mohd Shabir).

Gentiana ranae M.Shabir & M.D.Dwivedi: a. Habitat

 (Photos by Mohd Shabir).

Gentiana ranae sp. nov.

Shabir M., Pal A.K., Dwivedi M.D. and J.K. Tiwari. 2022. Gentiana ranae (Gentianaceae), A New Species from India revealed by morphology and molecular phylogeny.  Rheedea. 32(1); 30-45. DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2022.32.01.01 https://rheedea.in/IAAT/article/view/898 

 

[Mollusca • 2022] Burmochlamys fasciola, B. albida, B. versicolor, ... • Uncovering local Endemism from southeastern Myanmar: Description of the New Karst-associated Terrestrial Snail Genus Burmochlamys (Eupulmonata: Helicarionidae)

 

Burmochlamys Pholyotha & Panha,
A Burmochlamys fasciola sp. nov. paratype showing left and right lateral views;  
D B. albida sp. nov. paratype; E B. moulmeinica sp. nov. paratype;
F B. versicolor sp. nov. paratype; G B. whitteni sp. nov. paratype 

in Pholyotha, Sutcharit, Lin et Panha, 2022.   

 DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1110.82461 

Abstract

Salween River basin’s karst ecosystems in southeastern Myanmar remain largely unexplored and are likely to harbour a high terrestrial snail diversity that are often associated with high levels of snail endemism. Here, an outstanding group of new karst-associated terrestrial snails, Burmochlamys gen. nov., are discovered. A study of the comparative morphological and anatomical data reveals that the reproductive tract and radula of this new genus are closely related to the helicarionid genus Sophina Benson, 1859 but shell morphology (shape, size, and sculpture) and mantle extensions are distinct from the latter genus. Burmochlamys gen. nov. now consists of four known nominal species, B. cassidula comb. nov., B. cauisa comb. nov., B. perpaula comb. nov., and B. poongee comb. nov., and five new species; B. albida sp. nov., B. fasciola sp. nov., B. moulmeinica sp. nov., B. versicolor sp. nov., and B. whitteni sp. nov. The highlight is that the members of the new genus show site-specific endemism, being restricted to karstic habitat islands of the Salween River basin. In addition, the discovery supports that the unique and complex structure of Salween River basin’s karst ecosystems are habitats in which the terrestrial malacofauna have speciated and become endemic.

Keywords: Diversity, endemic, Indochina, land snail, limestone, Salween River basin, taxonomy

Family Helicarionidae Bourguignat, 1877

Subfamily Durgellinae Godwin-Austen, 1888

Living snails of Burmochlamys species
A Burmochlamys fasciola sp. nov. paratype CUMZ 14214 showing left and right lateral views B B. cassidula specimen CUMZ 14209
C B. poongee specimen CUMZ 14210 D B. albida sp. nov. paratype CUMZ 14212
E B. moulmeinica sp. nov. paratype CUMZ 14217 F B. versicolor sp. nov. paratype CUMZ 14219 G B. whitteni sp. nov. paratype CUMZ 14222.

Genus Burmochlamys Pholyotha & Panha, gen. nov.

 

Type species: Burmochlamys fasciola sp. nov., by original designation.

Etymology: The name combines Burmo in reference to Burma, the historical name of Myanmar, and the Greek word chlamys meaning mantle or cloak in reference to land snail with well-developed mantle extensions. Therefore, the generic name means the Burmese land snail with the well-developed mantle extensions. The gender of the new generic name is feminine.

Diagnosis: Shell subglobose to globose, small size, little high spire, and sculptured with spiral furrows and undulating radial lines. Snail with five well-developed mantle extensions; caudal horn raised. Genitalia with penial retractor muscle attached at tip of epiphallic caecum; gametolytic organ with rather short to moderate cylindrical duct and bulbous sac; well-developed dart apparatus; flagellum absent. Radula with large monocuspid central tooth and attached by two smaller teeth; laterals and marginals undifferentiated, large monocuspid, and at base of each tooth on outer side attached by a smaller tooth.

B. cassidula comb. nov., B. cauisa comb. nov., 

B. perpaula comb. nov., and B. poongee comb. nov., 

and five new species; B. albida sp. nov., B. fasciola sp. nov., 

B. moulmeinica sp. nov., B. versicolor sp. nov., and B. whitteni sp. nov.

A adult of Burmochlamys moulmeinica sp. nov. while climbing slowly on the karst wall after raining at Lun Nya Pagoda B mating pairs of B. versicolor sp. nov. on the karst wall at Bayin Nyi Cave
C B. versicolor sp. nov. eaten by the carnivorous snail Carinartemis sp. on the karst wall at Bayin Nyi Cave D B. cassidula eaten by the carnivorous snail Haploptychius sp. on the karst wall at Kaw Gon Cave. 

 Arthit Pholyotha, Chirasak Sutcharit, Aung Lin and Somsak Panha. 2022. Uncovering local Endemism from southeastern Myanmar: Description of the New Karst-associated Terrestrial Snail Genus Burmochlamys (Eupulmonata, Helicarionidae).  ZooKeys. 1110: 1-37. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1110.82461 

[Botany • 2022] Cymbidium purpureisepalum (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) • A New Species from China: evidence from Morphological and Molecular Data

Cymbidium purpureisepalum M.J.Zhu & S.R.Lan, 

in Zhu, Ke, Zhao, Wang, ... et Lan, 2022. 

紫萼兰  ||  DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.538.3.5 

 Researchgate.net/publication/359082326 

 

Abstract

A new orchid species, Cymbidium purpureisepalum, from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular analyses. Detailed comparison of the newly discovered orchid with other members of Cymbidium indicated the new orchid is distinct from all other recognised species in Cymbidium. Molecular analyses based on nuclear (nrITS) and plastid DNA (matK) sequence data also support the status of C. purpureisepalum as a new species, which is sister to C. tortisepalum and C. serratum.

Keywords: Yunnan Province, Chinese orchids, Cymbidium, Cymbidium subgenus Jensoa

Cymbidium purpureisepalum M.J.Zhu & S.R.Lan, 
 A. Flowering plant. B. Tepals. C. Pollinarium, front view. D. Column, front view.

Drawn by Wenqi Hu.

Cymbidium purpureisepalum M.J.Zhu & S.R.Lan,
A. Flowering plant. B. Flower, front view. C. Flower, back view. D. Structure of the flower.  
E. Flower of C. serratum. F. Flowers of C. tortisepalum.

Cymbidium purpureisepalum M.J.Zhu & S.R.Lan

(紫萼兰)

Etymology:— Referring to a flower with purple sepals, from the Latin purpureus (purple) and the Greek sepalum (sepal).  

Meng-Jia Zhu, Shijie Ke, Xuewei Zhao, Qian-Qian Wang, Guizhen Chen, Zhong-Jian Liu and Siren Lan. 2022. Cymbidium purpureisepalum (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae), A New Species from China: evidence from Morphological and Molecular Data. Phytotaxa. 538(3); 225-233. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.538.3.5  

Researchgate.net/publication/359082326_Cymbidium_purpureisepalum_a_new_species_from_China

[Ornithology • 2022] Zosterops paruhbesar • A distinct New Species of Zosterops White-eye (Passeriformes: Zosteropidae) from the Sulawesi Region, Indonesia

Zosterops paruhbesar 

 Irham, Prawiradilaga, Menner, O'Connell, Kelly, Analuddin, Karya, Meads, Marples & Rheindt, 2022

   

Wangi-wangi White-eye || DOI: doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13148 

 twitter.com/Dar_OConnell 

photo: James Eaton

  

Abstract

We describe a new species of Zosterops white-eye, which is restricted to Wangi-wangi, a single island of roughly 155 km2 in the Wakatobi Archipelago, Indonesia. Informally known as the Wangi-wangi White-eye, the new species is highly distinct both morphologically and genetically. It is considerably larger in body and bill size compared with other regional Zosterops species. The Wangi-wangi White-eye remains locally common but its habitat is dwindling. Given its minute area of occupancy and the threat from the bird trade, we recommend the IUCN status Endangered.

Keywords: bill size, body size, IUCN status Endangered, Wangi-wangi Island

 Wangi-wangi white-eye and  Wakatobi white-eye 

photo: Nicola Marples and David Kelly

Zosterops paruhbesar sp. nov.

Wangi-wangi White-eye

Kacamata Wangi-wangi

Etymology: Zosterops paruhbesar exhibits a prominent massive bill unique among white-eyes in the region. The species epithet is based on the word ‘massive bill’ in Bahasa Indonesia (paruh besar) and is used as an inalienable noun in apposition. 

  

Mohammad Irham, Dewi M. Prawiradilaga, Jochen K. Menner, Darren P. O'Connell, David J. Kelly, Kangkuso Analuddin, Adi Karya, Martin Meads, Nicola M. Marples and Frank E. Rheindt. 2022. A distinct New Species of Zosterops white-eye from the Sulawesi Region, Indonesia. Ibis. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13148 

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[Botany • 2022] Vaccinium sulawesiense (Ericaceae: Vaccinieae) • Vaccinium in Sulawesi: A New Species and A List of known Taxa

 

Vaccinium sulawesiense Mustaqim & P.W.Fritsch, 

in Mustaqim, Fritsch, Ahmad, Lakiu, Pitopang et Ardi, 2022.

DOI: 10.7751/telopea15774 

Researchgate.net/publication/363672464

Abstract

Vaccinium sulawesiense Mustaqim & P.W.Fritsch, a newly discovered endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, is described. This species is similar to V. simulans Sleumer but differs in having an acuminate leaf apex, larger floral organs, and an absence of trichomes in the upper half of the inner surface of corolla and disk. This species is known from the two specimens, one from a mid-montane rain forest in Mamasa Regency, Sulawesi Barat Province and the another from Poso Regency, Sulawesi Tengah Province. An updated list of the 17 known Vaccinium species in Sulawesi is also provided.

Keywords: endemic, Ericales, shrub, Sulawesi, taxonomy

Morphology of Vaccinium sulawesiense Mustaqim & P.W.Fritsch:
A. Living plant. B. Branchlets with leaves and inflorescences. C. Inflorescence. D. Flowers.

 Scale bar: B–D = 10 mm. 

Photographs: A–C by Wendy A. Mustaqim, All images from W.H. Ardi et al. 583.

  

Wendy A. Mustaqim, Peter W Fritsch, Roland P.P. Ahmad, Fedrik S. Lakiu, Ramadanil Pitopang and Wisnu H. Ardi. 2022. Vaccinium (Ericaceae) in Sulawesi: A New Species and A List of known Taxa. Telopea. 25; 301–307. DOI: 10.7751/telopea15774 

Researchgate.net/publication/363672464_Vaccinium_Ericaceae_in_Sulawesi

[Botany • 2022] Sporoxeia vietnamensis (Melastomataceae: Sonerileae) • A New Species from northern Vietnam

Sporoxeia vietnamensis D.V.Hai, Z.L.Lin & S.Jin Zeng,  

in Thuy, Zeng, Hai, Hoan, Lin et Deng, 2022.

DOI: doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.558.3.4

Researchgate.net/publication/362798168

Abstract

A new species of Sporoxeia (Melastomataceae), S. vietnamensis, is described from northern Vietnam. It is morphologically similar to S. blastifolia in having obtusely quadrangular stems, slightly unequal leaf blades with cuneate bases, and two secondary veins on each side of midvein, but differs by having stiffly papery leaf blades, larger and densely horned hypanthia, larger calyx lobes with concave adaxial surface and convex abaxial surface forming a ridge, and larger petals. Photos and illustration are provided together with information of habitat, ecology and preliminary conservation assessment following IUCN criteria. An identification key to the Sporoxeia species is also provided.

morphology, Sonerileae, taxonomy, Eudicots

Sporoxeia vietnamensis D.V.Hai, Z.L.Lin & S.Jin Zeng sp. nov.

NGUYEN THU THUY, SIJIN ZENG, DO VAN HAI, DUONG THI HOAN, ZHELI LIN, YUNFEI DENG. 2022. Sporoxeia vietnamensis (Melastomataceae), A New Species from northern Vietnam. Phytotaxa. 558(3); 283-290. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.558.3.4 [2022-08-17]

 Researchgate.net/publication/362798168_Sporoxeia_vietnamensis_a_new_species_from_northern_Vietnam

https://vast.gov.vn/web/vietnam-academy-of-science-and-technology/tin-chi-tiet/-/chi-tiet/discovering-and-recording-a-number-of-new-species-for-science-in-kim-hy-nature-reserve-bac-kan-province-119914-871.html

[Botany • 2022] Hoya longlingensis & H. sichuanensis (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) • Two New Species from Southwestern China

Hoya longlingensis E.F. Huang,

Hoya sichuanensis E.F. Huang, 

in E.-F. Huang, Tang, Z-F Zhang, J.-X. Huang, Ou et X.-C. Zhang, 2022. 

 DOI: 10.3390/taxonomy2010008 

Abstract

Hoya longlingensis (E.F. Huang) and H. sichuanensis E.F. Huang are two new species of Apocynaceae from Southwestern China that are described in this study. Morphologically, the two species resemble H. tamdaoensis Rodda & T.B. Tran and H. lyi H. Lév., respectively. However, H. longlingensis differs from H. tamdaoensis by its elliptic leaves, mid-vein of leaf blades raised adaxially and depressed abaxially, lateral veins 2–4-paired, corolla yellow-green, outer angles of corona convex and spreading outside obviously. While H. sichuanensis differs from H. lyi by its obovate leaves, leaf apex rounded and base cuneate, petioles 1–3.5 cm long and ca. 3 mm in diameter, calyx lobes triangular, and corona whitish.  

Keywords: Apocynaceae; Asclepiodoideae; China; Hoya longlingensis; H. sichuanensis; Marsdenieae

 Hoya longlingensis E.F. Huang.
 (A) Habit; (B) Leaves; (C,D) Inflorescence; (E) Flower (top view); (F) Flower (bottom view); (G) Corona (top view); (H) Pollinarium; (I) Corona (side view); (J) Pedicel, calxy, and ovaries; (K,L) Ovaries.  

Hoya sichuanensis E.F. Huang.
 (A,B) Habit; (C) Leaves; (D,E) Inflorescence; (F) Flower (top view); (G) Flower (bottom view); (H) Pedicel, calxy, and ovaries; (I) Calyx lobe; (J) Corona (left: top view; right: side view); (K) Pollinarium; (L) Ovaries.

Er-Feng Huang, Li-Ming Tang, Zhi-Feng Zhang, Jiu-Xiang Huang, Zhen-Fei Ou and Xian-Chun Zhang. 2022. Hoya longlingensis and H. sichuanensis (Apocynaceae), Two New Species from Southwestern China. Taxonomy. 2(1); 99-106. DOI: 10.3390/taxonomy2010008 

 

[Crustacea • 2022] Raymunida shraddhanandi, Munidopsis bengala & M. kadal • Squat Lobsters of the Genera Raymunida and Munidopsis (Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheoidea) from the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone, with Descriptions of Three New Species

  

Raymunida shraddhanandi 
Munidopsis bengala and M. kadal  

Tiwari, Padate, Cubelio & Osawa, 2022

   

DOI: doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2022.2138600

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ABSTRACT

We report four squat lobster species of the genera Raymunida Macpherson and Machordom, 2000 (Munididae) and Munidopsis Whiteaves, 1874 (Munidopsidae) from the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone. The genus Raymunida is recorded for the first time from Indian waters, including a new species Raymunida shraddhanandi sp. nov. and R. vittata Macpherson, 2009 based on material from the Andaman Sea. Raymunida shraddhanandi sp. nov. differs from its closest congener R. formasanus Lin, Chan and Chu, 2004 in the armatures of the anterior branchial carapace region, antennal peduncle and third maxilliped merus, and the length of the fourth pereopod. Two new species of the genus Munidopsis, referred to the Anoplonotus group, are described from the south-western Bay of Bengal and the south-eastern Arabian Sea. Munidopsis bengala sp. nov. and M. kadal sp. nov. are distinguished from all of their allies – M. bruta Macpherson, 2007, M. shulerae Vázquez-Bader, Gracia and Lemaitre, 2014, and M. truculenta Macpherson and Segonzac, 2005 – by the unarmed dorsodistal margin of the third maxilliped merus and the relative length of the antennal peduncle, respectively.

 

KEYWORDS: new record, new species, fauna, Indian ocean

Raymunida shraddhanandi sp. nov.  

Munidopsis bengala sp. nov.  

M. kadal sp. nov.

 

Shivam Tiwari, Vinay P. Padate, Sherine S. Cubelio and Masayuki Osawa. 2022. Squat Lobsters of the Genera Raymunida Macpherson & Machordom, 2000 and Munidopsis Whiteaves, 1874 (Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheoidea) from the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone, with Descriptions of Three New Species. Journal of Natural History. 56(41-44); 1819-1839. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2022.2138600 [29 Nov 2022]

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[Entomology • 2022] Chlorogomphus hoaian & C. vani • Two New Species of the Genus Chlorogomphus Selys, 1854 (Odonata: Chlorogomphidae) from the Central Highlands of Vietnam

[1-2] Chlorogomphus hoaian; [26-27] C. vani 

Phan & Karube, 2022   

 

DOI: doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.794.1657 

ABSTRACT

Two new species of the genus Chlorogomphus are described based on both sexes collected from the Central Highlands of Vietnam. These species are C. hoaian sp. nov. (holotype male from Kon Ka Kinh National Park, ..., alt. 1000 m) and C. vani sp. nov. (holotype male from Chu Yang Sin National Park, ..., alt. 749 m). Furthermore, C. gracilis Wilson & Reels, 2001 is recorded from Vietnam for the first time, with notes on its morphology and detailed illustrations of male and female structures.

 

Keywords: Odonata, Chlorogomphus, new species, Vietnam

Habitus of Chlorogomphus hoaian sp. nov. 

1. Holotype, ♂ (ZCDTU 2019042001-ODO). 

2. Paratype, ♀ (ZCDTU 2019042003-ODO).

                Habitus of Chlorogomphus vani sp. nov. 

26. Holotype, ♂ (ZCDTU 2021042001-ODO). 

27. Paratype, ♀ (ZCDTU 2021042003-ODO).

Class Insecta Linnaeus, ‎1758

Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793

Suborder Anisoptera Selys, 1854

Family Chlorogomphidae Needham, 1903

Genus ChlorogomphusSelys, 1854

Chlorogomphus hoaian sp. nov.

Diagnosis In lateral view, Chlorogomphus hoaian sp. nov. shows short, robust cerci and an epiproct which are generally similar to those of seven other species: C. aritai, C. arooni Asahina, 1981, C. caloptera, C. daviesi Karube, 2001, C. fraseri, C. nakamurai and C. yokoii Karube, 1995. However, C. hoaian sp. nov. is different from these seven species in major characteristics (alternative characters for the seven other species in parentheses): the cerci (Figs 12–13) are subequal in length to the epiproct (half as long except in C. caloptera); the dorsoposterior margin of S10 is broadly convex (narrowly convex); the length of the cerci is half that of the epiproct and S10 extends apically (except in C. caloptera, C. arooni (Asahina 1981: figs 7–8), C. caloptera (Karube 2013: fig. 6g), C. daviesi (Karube 2001: figs 5–6) and C. yokoii (Karube 1995: figs 15–16); the cerci are acute apically (Fig. 12) (blunt apically in C. nakamurai; see Karube 1995: figs 36–37).

Etymology: ‘Hoaian’, named after Mrs Van Cong Hoai An (born 1992) of Da Nang City, Vietnam, the wife of the first author, a noun in apposition.

Distribution: Vietnam (Fig. 61: yellow circle): Kon Tum Province (Dak Glei District) and Gia Lai Province (Mang Yang District and Ka Bang District).

Habitat and ecology: The new species was discovered coursing up and down over small streams (2–4 m width) interspersed with large stones within dense vegetation in a pristine forest. No other specimens of Chlorogomphus were found at the type locality.

Chlorogomphus vani sp. nov.

Diagnosis: Within this genus, the new species seems to be closest to Chlorogomphus auratus and C. canhvang based on the similar male appendage morphology and the amber pattern on the female wings. Chlorogomphus vani sp. nov. differs from two above mentioned species by the following characters: In the male anal appendage morphology, (1) in lateral view, the cercus is shorter than the epiproct (Fig. 37), while it is subequal in C. auratus (Fig. 39) and C. canhvang (Fig. 41); (2) in dorsal view, the cercus is simple and bluntly acute apically (Fig. 38), while it is expanded apically in C. auratus (Fig. 40) and C. canhvang (Fig. 42); (3) in lateral view, S10 has no protrusion between the cerci in C. vani sp. nov. (Fig. 37), but this structure is clearly visible and stout in C. auratus (Fig. 39); and (4) the secondary genitalia of C. vani sp. nov. are similar to those in C. auratus (Karube 1995: fig. 8) but its anterior lamina is ....

Etymology: ‘Vani’, a noun in the genitive case, is named after Mr Dang Ngoc Van (born 1987), resident of Bao Loc District of Lam Dong Province, who kindly supplied the authors with the specimens of this new species, as well as other material from southern Vietnam.

Distribution: Vietnam (Fig. 62: yellow rectangle): Dak Lak (Chu Yang Sin National Park) Province.

Quoc Toan Phan and Haruki Karube. 2022. Description of Two New Species of the Genus Chlorogomphus Selys, 1854 (Odonata: Chlorogomphidae) and a new record of Chlorogomphus gracilis Wilson & Reels, 2001 from the Central Highlands of Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy. 794(1), 91-110. DOI: doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.794.1657 

[Botany • 2022] Sagittaria siamaginashi (Alismataceae) • A New Species from Thailand and Myanmar

 

Sagittaria siamaginashi Shiga & K. Itoh,  

     

in Shiga, Kato, Suzuki, ... et Itoh, 2022.   

   DOI: 10.18942/apg.202022

Abstract

A new species of Sagittaria (Alismataceae), S. siamaginashi, characterized by a cylindrical branch with numerous tubercles in each leaf axil, is described from Thailand and Myanmar. The scapes and inflores- cences were not seen in nature, but gibberellin-treated individuals flowered under cultivation. In floral morphology, S. siamaginashi is similar to the Chinese endemic, S. lichuanensis. A phylogenetic study based on DNA sequences of the internal transcribed spacer and chloroplast rpl16 intron, psbA–trnH spacer and trnC–petN (ycf6) spacer regions showed that S. siamaginashi and S. lichuanensis were sister taxa. A key to the taxa of Sagittaria in E and SE Asia is also provided.

Keywords: psbA–trnH spacer, rpl16 intron, Sagittaria aginashi, Sagittaria lichuanensis, Sagittaria potamogetifolia, Sagittaria tengtsungensis, trnC–petN (ycf6) spacer

Holotype of Sagittaria siamaginashi Shiga & K. Itoh, sp. nov. (A. Tanutong 238-D)
 a, Magnified view of cylindrical branches (black arrows) with tubercles (white arrows) is also shown (b).

Sagittaria siamaginashi Shiga & K. Itoh, sp. nov.
Habit (a, Khun Wang, Mae Wang District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, August 12, 2004), flowering plant (b), branching inflorescence (c), staminate flower (d), pistillate flower (e), leaf (f), lateral leaf lobe apex (g), cross section of petiole in middle (h), sheath and tubercles (i), cylindrical branch with tubercles [dorsal (j) and ventral (k)], cylindrical branches with tubercles removed (l), and mature tubercles (m). Images in b–m are photographs of plants in cultivation. Inflorescences (b–e) were produced after plants were treated with gibberellin (see main text for details).

Sagittaria siamaginashi Shiga & K. Itoh, sp. nov.

Haec species nova Sagittariae lichuanensi et S. aginashi proxime affinis est; sed ab ea axe axillari bulbifero sylindraceo et bulbillis pleiomeris (15–50) differ.

Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the former name of Thailand, Siam and the related Sagittaria aginashi. Dr. Jiro Harada, who originally found the species in 1986 (Harada et al. 1987), referred to the species as ‘Siam aginashi (Sagittaria sp.)’ in his publications (e.g. Harada et al. 2001, 2002, Niitsu et al. 2003, 2004a, 2004b, Suzuki et al. 2005). 

Thail name. Nor doa (Chiang Mai Province), Phak Gam (Northeast Thailand). 

Distribution and habitat. Thailand and Myanmar (Fig. 1). In ponds, marshes, riversides and paddy fields.

Takashi Shiga, Syou Kato, Katsuyoshi Suzuki, Kazumasa Tsubota, Siriporn Zungsontiporn, Tanchanok Jongrukthai, Ansaya Promma, Akekarat Tanutong, Mu Mu Aung, Norio Tanaka, Qixiang Lu and Kazuyuki Itoh. 2022. Sagittaria siamaginashi (Alismataceae): A New Species from Thailand and Myanmar. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 73(1); 35-47. DOI: 10.18942/apg.202022

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[Entomology • 2022] Metapocyrtus baulorum & M. malindangensis • Two New Species of the Genus Metapocyrtus Heller 1912 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from Northern Mindanao Philippines

Metapocyrtus (Dolichocephalocyrtus) baulorum 

Cabras, Pajota, Rivera & Medina, 2022

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Abstract

 Two new species of the genus Metapocyrtus Heller 1912, subgenus Dolichocephalocyrtus Schultze 1925 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae, Pachyrhynchini) from Northern Mindanao, Philippines are described and illustrated. The novel species are Metapocyrtus (Dolichocephalocyrtus) malindangensis sp. nov. and Metapocyrtus (Dolichocephalocyrtus) baulorum sp. nov. from Mt. Malindang, Misamis Occidental and Gingoog, Misamis Oriental, Northern Mindanao. Photographs of habitus and male genitalia are presented with a brief ecologic note of their habitats. 

Keywords: archipelago, beetles, endemic, novel species, taxonomy, weevils

Metapocyrtus (Dolichocephalocyrtus) baulorum sp. nov.
A–C, Holotype male; A. dorsal view, B. lateral view, C rostrum (dorsal view).
D–F, Paratype female; D. dorsal view, E. lateral view, and F. rostrum (dorsal view).

Species of plants associated with Metapocyrtus (Dolichocephalocyrtus) baulorum sp. nov.:
A– Philippine oak tree, Lithocarpus sulithi (Soepadmo 1970); B– leaves of a Philippine oak tree with visible chew marks; C– M. (D.) baulorum sp. nov. perching on its natural habitat.

Metapocyrtus (Dolichocephalocyrtus) baulorum sp. nov.

Metapocyrtus (Dolichocephalocyrtus) malindangensis sp. nov. 
 A–C, Holotype male; A. dorsal view, B. lateral view, C rostrum (dorsal view).
D–F, Paratype female; D. dorsal view, E. lateral view, and F. rostrum (dorsal view).

Metapocyrtus (Dolichocephalocyrtus) malindangensis sp. nov.  

Analyn Cabras, Efrhain Loidge Pajota, Rodrin Rivera and Milton Norman Medina. 2022. Two New Species of the Genus Metapocyrtus Heller 1912, subgenus Dolichocephalocyrtus Schultze 1925 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae, Pachyrhynchini) from Northern Mindanao Philippines. Acta Biol. Univ. Daugavp. 22(1); 113 – 123.  

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