Showing posts with label Afrotropic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Afrotropic. Show all posts
Saturday, September 26, 2026

[Entomology • 2024] Pterotiltus ngoylaensis, P. campoensis, Parapterotiltus bamboutos & Parapterotiltus minimoides • New Species of Pterotiltus from Cameroon, and A New Genus, Parapterotiltus (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Oxyinae)

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  [A-D]  Parapterotiltus bamboutos sp. nov. and [E, F]  Parapt. minimoides sp. nov.    Ngoute & Rowell, 2024    DOI: doi.org/10.3897/...

[Entomology • 2025] Digentia viridissima • Review of the African Genus Digentia Stål, 1878 (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Oxyinae)

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    Digentia viridissima  Ngoute & Rowell, 2025    DOI: doi.org/10.3897/jor.34.126949  Abstract   The genus Digentia Stål, 1878 current...
Friday, May 15, 2026

[Entomology • 2026] Pseudodelta melas • A New Wasp-mimicking Clearwing Moth (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Sesiini) from Uganda

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Pseudodelta melas Bartsch & Sáfián, 2026 DOI:  doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5807.1.9   Abstract In this study  a new genus  of Sesiini,  Pse...
Sunday, April 26, 2026

[Botany • 2026] Afzelia corallina (Fabaceae: Detarioideae) • A New micro-endemic Tree from Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania

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Afzelia corallina   A.Bianchi, S.Orsenigo & Baldesi,  in  Bianchi, Baldesi, Calzoni, Delledonne, Focaia, Luke, Khamis, Tomasi  et  Orsen...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

[Herpetology • 2026] Nadzikambia nubila, N. evanescens, N. franklinae & N. goodallae • Sky Islands of Mozambique harbour Cryptic Species of Chameleons: Description of Four New Species of Sylvan Chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae: Nadzikambia Tilbury, Tolley & Branch, 2006)

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 A adult male  Nadzikambia  mlanjensis  (Broadley, 1965); B adult male   N. baylissi  Branch & Tolley, 2010; C adult male  Nadzikambia f...
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

[Arachnida • 2026] Planochelas jingda • Breaking the Afrotropical Boundary: Discovery of Planochelas (Araneae: Trachelidae) in Asia reveals Transcontinental Distribution, with A New bark-dwelling Species from China

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  Planochelas jingda  Liu, in  Wang, Shi, Li, Jin, Luo  et  Liu, 2026.  井大平蛛  ||   DOI:  doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e182804   Abstract Backgroun...
Saturday, February 28, 2026

[Botany • 2025] Tessmannia princeps (Fabaceae: Detarieae) • A New rainforest Tree from the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania

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Tessmannia princeps  A.Bianchi, Tomasi, Mwakisoma, Barbieri & Q.Luke,  in  Bianchi ,  Tomasi ,  Mwakisoma ,  Barbieri  et   Luke,  2025....
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

[Entomology • 2026] Richtersveldiella sanparkensis, Pentamerica gazella, Nama mirifica, ... • A New Genus and Six New Species of Namaini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from the Richtersveld (South Africa, Northern Cape)

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  Richtersveldiella sanparkensis  Borovec & Meregalli,   2026 DOI:  doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5748.2.2       Researchgate.net/publication...
Friday, September 26, 2025

[Diplopoda • 2025] Scaptodesmus manengouba, S. kala & S. vandenspiegeli • Taxonomic Review of the Afrotropical Millipede Genus Scaptodesmus Cook, 1896 (Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae), with Integrative Descriptions of Three New Species from Cameroon

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   Scaptodesmus manengouba Scaptodesmus kala Scaptodesmus vandenspiegeli Fiemapong, Blandenier , Tamesse & Mitchell, 2025  DOI:  doi.org...
Friday, September 5, 2025

[Botany • 2025] Uvariopsis niangadoumae (Annonaceae) • Passion and Combat on a Floral Stage: A New Species from Monts de Cristal, Gabon, with Notes on its Unique Pollination Ecology

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Uvariopsis niangadoumae   Couvreur & Dagallier, in  Couvreur, Niangadouma, Nguimbit, Paradis, Dagallier, Baudoin-Huit, Collin, Haran  et...
Tuesday, July 8, 2025

[Entomology • 2025] Pterotiltus bioko • A New Species of Pterotiltus Karsch (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Oxyinae) from Equatorial Guinea

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    Pterotiltus bioko  Oumarou-Ngoute & Rowell,  in  Oumarou-Ngoute, Song, Mariño-Pérez, Woo, Linde  et  Rowell, 2025.  DOI:  doi.org/1...
Tuesday, May 6, 2025

[Botany • 2025] Begonia ebo sp. nov. (Begoniaceae, sect. Filicibegonia), endangered in Ebo, a highly threatened forest in Littoral Region, Cameroon

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  Begonia ebo  H.Lockwood, in Lockwood et Tchatchouang, 2025.    DOI:   doi.org/10.36253/jopt-17739 Abstract   Begonia ebo   H.Lockwood  s...
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

[Mammalogy • 2024] Phylogeny, Biogeography, and Integrative Taxonomic Revision of the Afro-Arabian Rodent Genus Ochromyscus (Muridae: Murinae: Praomyini)

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  the Afro-Arabian rodent Genus  Ochromyscus  (Muridae: Murinae: Praomyini) in  Meheretu, Mikula, Frynta, Frýdlová, Mulualem, Lavrenchenko, ...