[Ichthyology • 2019] Leporinus sidlauskasi • A New Species of Leporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the Rio Tapajós basin, Brazil

Leporinus sidlauskasi  

Britski & Birindelli, 2019

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4603.1.10  

OregonState.edu  

Abstract

A new species of Leporinus is described from the rio Teles Pires, rio Tapajós basin, Amazon basin, Brazil. The new species is diagnosed based on dental formula 3/4, a dark midlateral stripe on body and a series of transversal dark bars on the dorsum. The new species is similar to a handful of congeners based on the color pattern, including L. britski, L. microphysus, L. parvulus, and L. vanzoi, all of which also occur at the rio Tapajós basin. The new species is distinguished from the aforementioned congeners based on number of premaxillary teeth, number of scales in lateral line and/or around caudal peduncle. The new species is apparently endemic to the rio Teles Pires near the Sete Quedas rapids and upstream.

Keywords: Leporinus vanzoi, Taxonomy, Anostomoidea, Rio Teles Pires, Pisces

Leporinus sidlauskasi sp. nov. 

Heraldo A. Britski and José L. Birindelli. 2019. Description of A New Species of Leporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the Rio Tapajós basin, Brazil.  Zootaxa. 4603(1); 183–191. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4603.1.10  

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New fish discovered in Amazon basin named after Oregon State researcher today.OregonState.edu/news/new-fish-discovered-amazon-basin-named-after-oregon-state-researcher

[Herpetology • 2019] Norops brianjuliani • A New Species of Anole (Dactyloidae: Norops) from the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero, Mexico

Norops brianjuliani  

Köhler, Petersen & Méndez de la Cruz, 2019

 DOI: 10.26049/VZ69-2-2019-02

  We describe the new species Norops brianjuliani sp. nov. from the Pacific versant of southern Mexico. Norops brianjuliani differs from all congeners by having a combination of (1) smooth ventral scales; (2) usually a patch of three greatly enlarged supraocular scales; (3) moderately long hind legs, longest toe of adpressed hind leg reaching to a point between posterior and anterior levels of eye, ratio shank length/snout–vent length 0.24–0.26; (4) a pair of greatly enlarged postcloacal scales in males; (5) 10 to 12 rows of greatly enlarged, keeled middorsal scales; and (6) a very large pink dewlap in males. In external morphology, N. brianjuliani is most similar to N. liogaster from which it differs by having larger middorsal scales (more than three times the size of granular flank scales in N. brianjuliani vs. less than three times in N. liogaster). Also, in a preliminary molecular genetic analysis, N. brianjuliani has a genetic distance of 8.7% (16S) and 15.3% (COI), respectively, from N. liogaster. 

Key words: Norops brianjuliani sp. nov.; Dactyloidae; Guerrero; Mexico; new species; Reptilia; Squamata.

 

Norops brianjuliani sp. nov.

Gunther Köhler, Claus Bo P. Petersen and Fausto R. Méndez de la Cruz. 2019. A New Species of Anole from the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero, Mexico (Reptilia, Squamata, Dactyloidae: Norops).  VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY. 69(2); 145-160.  DOI: 10.26049/VZ69-2-2019-02

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[Botany • 2019] Etlingera mamasarum • An Update of the Genus Etlingera (Zingiberaceae) in Sulawesi including the Description of A New Species

Etlingera mamasarum A.D.Poulsen & Ardiyani 

in Ardiyani & Poulsen, 2019.

DOI: 10.14203/reinwardtia.v18i1.3729 

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Abstract

A new species, Etlingera mamasarum A.D.Poulsen & Ardiyani was discovered in Gunung Gandangdewata National Park, West Sulawesi. It is similar to Etlingera flexuosa A.D.Poulsen but differs in having flowers which are shorter than the bracts. It is described, illustrated and DNA barcoded. Three additional species (Etlingera cylindrica A.D.Poulsen, E. grallata A.D.Poulsen, E. spinulosa A. D.Poulsen) were documented in this national park and represent new records for West Sulawesi Province. We also update information on the morphology of E. calobates A.D.Poulsen, correct an error in the typification of Alpinia chrysogynia (K.Schum.) K.Schum. and discuss the distribution of the Achasma Group of Etlingera east of Wallace’s Line.

Keywords: DNA barcoding, Etlingera calobates, E. mamasensium, E. megalocheilos, Indonesia, Zingiberales.

Fig. 1. Etlingera mamasarum A.D.Poulsen & Ardiyani, spec. nov. 
A. Fertile bract and flower. B. Bracteole. C. Calyx. D. Flower, calyx removed. E. Stamen, dorsal view. F. Labellum, flattened, dorsal view G. Stamen, lateral view H. Stamen, style and stigma, ventral view. J. Ovary and epigynous gland, dorsal view. K. Ovary and epigynous gland, ventral view. L. Fruit with ± persistent bract, bracteole and calyx. Drawn from the type by Axel Dalberg Poulsen.

Fig. 2. Etlingera mamasarum A.D.Poulsen & Ardiyani, spec. nov.
A. Leafy shoot. B. Inflorescence, lateral and front view. C. Fertile bract. D. Fertile bract and flower. E. Bracteole. F. Calyx. G. Flower, calyx removed. H. Corolla lobes. I. Labellum. J. Flower with calyx, corolla lobes and labellum removed. Photos: Marlina Ardiyani.

Etlingera mamasarum A.D.Poulsen & Ardiyani, spec. nov.

Type: Indonesia, West Sulawesi Province, Mamasa, Rantepongko Village, Gunung Gandangdewata, ..., 1,642 m, flowering and fruiting, 21 April 2016, M. Ardiyani with W. Santoso, Obet, Ama, A. Kartonegoro, D. Wulansari Sulbar 004 (Holotype: BO!; iso E!), Fig. 1, 2 & 3. DNA barcoding in Table 2. 

Diagnosis. Similar to Etlingera flexuosa A.D. Poulsen but differs in the length of the flowers which are shorter than the bracts, the longer petiole (45–55 mm in E. mamasarum vs 10–40 mm in E. flexuosa), the length to width ratio of the lamina (3.5–4 vs 4.2–5.6), the shape of the base of the lamina (rounded to cordate vs cuneate to auriculate), the size of the fertile bract (5.5−7 × 2.5−3.3 cm vs 2–5 × 0.6–2.5 cm), the position of the pedicel (4 mm stalk above the bracteole vs 1–4 mm below bracteole), the longer bracteole (3.6 cm vs 1.7–3 cm), the apices of the calyx spreading laterally to opposite sides of the flower (vs pointed straight forward), and the shape and size of the labellum (unevenly panduriform, 20–21 × 16 mm vs ovate, 17–22 × 14–20 mm).

Distribution. So far known only from the type locality at Gunung Gandangdewata. 

Habitat & Ecology. Grows in primary forest on a moderate slope not far from river at about 1,700 m. 

Etymology. The epithet honours the people of Mamasa, West Sulawesi, where the new species was found.

Local name & uses. Katimbang (Mamasa language), fruits are eaten.

 Marlina Ardiyani and Axel Dalberg Poulsen. 2019. An Update of the Genus Etlingera (Zingiberaceae) in Sulawesi including the Description of A New Species. Reinwardtia. 18(1); 49–60. DOI: 10.14203/reinwardtia.v18i1.3729

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Jenis baru Etlingera mamasarum A.D.Poulsen & Ardiyani telah ditemukan di Taman Nasional Gunung Gandangdewata, Sulawesi Barat. Jenis baru ini mirip dengan Etlingera flexuosa A.D.Poulsen tetapi berbeda dalam karakter bunga yang lebih pendek dari braktea. Jenis baru tersebut dipertelakan, diilustrasikan dan dilakukan barkoding DNA. Tiga jenis lainnya (Etlingera cylindrica A.D.Poulsen, E. grallata A.D.Poulsen, E. spinulosa A.D.Poulsen) telah didokumentasikan dan merupakan rekaman baru untuk provinsi Sulawesi Barat. Informasi morfologi E. calobates A.D.Poulsen telah diperbaharui, kesalahan tipifikasi Alpinia chrysogynia (K.Schum.) K.Schum. telah dikoreksi dan informasi persebaran E. megalocheilos (Griff.) A.D.Poulsen di timur garis Wallace didiskusikan dalam tulisan ini. 

Kata Kunci: Barkoding DNA, Etlingera calobates, E. mamasarum, E. megalocheilos, Indonesia, Zingiberales.

[Arachnida • 2019] The Brushed Jumping Spiders (Araneae, Salticidae, Jotus L. Koch, 1881) from Eastern Australia

Jotus karllagerfeldi 

Baehr, Schubert & Harms, 2019

 DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.3.34496

Abstract

The Australian fauna of Jumping spiders (family Salticidae) is highly diverse and includes iconic lineages such as the peacock spiders (genus Maratus Karsch, 1878) that are well-known for their vibrant colours and fascinating behaviours. Many other jumping spiders in Australia are also highly attractive but almost nothing is known about their diversity and taxonomic identity. Here, we describe and illustrate eight species of ‘brushed’ jumping spiders (genus Jotus L. Koch, 1881). Three of these were described more than 140 years ago and are redescribed and illustrated here: Jotus auripes L. Koch, 1881, J. braccatus L. Koch, 1881 and J. minutus L. Koch, 1881. Five new species are also described: Jotus albimanus sp. nov., J. fortiniae sp. nov., J. karllagerfeldi sp. nov., Jotus moonensis sp. nov., and J. newtoni sp. nov. While Jotus is a diverse and frequently observed genus in Australia, specimens are strangely rare in museum collections. A comprehensive revisionary framework including targeted field work and molecular methods will be required to fully document this charismatic and attractive group of spiders.

Key Words: new species, Euophryinae, Karl Lagerfeld, Museum Godeffroy, taxonomy

Figure 1. Life images: A–C Jotus karllagerfeldi sp.n.: A front view; B back view; C side view (Photos: Mark Newton);
D, E Jotus auripes L. Koch, 1881: D front view; E side view (Photos: Joseph Schubert).

 Figure 2. Life images: A–C Jotus fortiniae sp. nov.: A side view; B front view; C back view (Photos: Robert Whyte);
D, E Jotus spp. (unidentified species): D front view; E front view (Photos: Michael Doe).

 Barbara C. Baehr, Joseph Schubert and Danilo Harms. 2019. The Brushed Jumping Spiders (Araneae, Salticidae, Jotus L. Koch, 1881) from Eastern Australia. Evolutionary Systematics. 3(1): 53-73. DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.3.34496

Trendy on eight legs: Jumping spider named after fashion czar Karl Lagerfeld eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-07/pp-toe070119.php

[Herpetology • 2019] Glaucomastix itabaianensis • Phylogeography of the Endangered Sand Dune Whiptail Lizard Glaucomastix abaetensis with the Description of A New Species

Glaucomastix itabaianensis

 Rosário, Santos, Arias, Rocha, Reis, Carvalho & Rodrigues, 2019

  DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4624.4.1

Abstract

Several species of Glaucomastix lizards have been described over the past decade, most of these inhabit inland Brazil. Glaucomastix abaetensis is a threatened whiptail endemic to Brazilian coastal “restinga” (sandy habitats) from Bahia State to Sergipe, with a distribution limited by riverine barriers. In order to investigate the differentiation and relationships in G. abaetensis, we integrated phylogeographic analysis, Bayesian species delimitation and morphological data to detect geographical patterns and historical events responsible for its present distribution. We recovered two highly divergent clades along its range, one of them unnamed. Glaucomastix itabaianensis sp. nov. has a a yellowish green tail, 13–16 scales in the lateral flank, 22–33 scales around tail, 28–35 femoral pores and usually four supraocular scales with the smaller one disposed posteriorly. Our results retrieved the monophyly of Glaucomastix, with G. venetacauda and G. cyanurus being sister species to a clade formed by G. littoralis and G. abaetensis. Divergence between Glaucomastix abaetensis and the new species occurred roughly 2.39 Myr ago; posterior shallow genetic divergences occurred mainly in Pleistocene. Finally, we present data on the conservation of this clade of whiptail lizards.

Keywords: Reptilia, Bayesian species delimitation, Brazil, Brazilian Atlantic Forest, restinga, Teiidae

Glaucomastix itabaianensis sp. nov. 

Igor Rios do Rosário, Rodrigo Marques Lima dos Santos, Federico Arias, Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha, Eduardo José dos Reis, Celso Morato de Carvalho and Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues. 2019. Phylogeography of the Endangered Sand Dune Whiptail Lizard Glaucomastix abaetensis (Dias, Rocha & Vrcibradic, 2002) with the Description of A New Species. Zootaxa. 4624(4); 451–477. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4624.4.1

[Crustacea • 2019] Resolution of the Portunus gladiator species complex (Brachyura, Decapoda, Portunidae): Taxonomic Status and Identity of Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798) and Monomia haanii (Stimpson, 1858)

  Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798) 

in Windsor, Mendoza & Deeds, 2019.

 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.858.33826

Abstract

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently adopted DNA barcoding for the purpose of determining the species identity of commercial seafood products. This effort has revealed instances of incongruence between current scientifically accepted taxon names and those utilized by the seafood industry in product labelling. One such case is that of “Portunus haanii”, a name utilized by the seafood industry to label commercial products under the market name “red swimming crab.” However, carcinologists currently regard P. haanii as synonym of Portunus gladiator Fabricius, 1798, which itself is the subject of debate over whether it is a secondary homonym of Cancer gladiator Fabricius, 1793. Further complicating matters, DNA barcode sequences from commercial products match GenBank sequences identified as Portunus pseudoargentatus Stephenson, 1961. Here the complicated taxonomic history of the Portunus gladiator complex is reviewed and a resolution proposed based on combined morphological descriptions and molecular phylogenetic analyses. It is demonstrated that, given the provisions of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and the current elevation of Monomia Gistel, 1848, to full genus rank, its type species, Portunus gladiator Fabricius, 1798, should be treated as a valid and available taxon name. It is also shown, upon examination and comparison of types and topotypic material that Monomia haanii (Stimpson, 1858) is a distinct taxon from M. gladiator, and Portunus pseudoargentatus Stephenson, 1961, is a junior subjective synonym of M. haanii (Stimpson, 1858). Furthermore, it is shown that crab meat sold in the US currently labeled as “Portunus haanii” and/or “red swimming crab” is in fact M. haanii using comparative analysis of DNA barcode sequences between museum-vouchered reference specimens, whole crabs provided directly by a seafood importer, and processed commercial products purchased at retail.

Keywords: Commercial species, DNA barcoding, molecular phylogenetics, morphology, seafood, swimming crab, taxonomy

Figure 1. Dorsal habitus of A lectotype of Portunus gladiator Fabricius, 1798, deposited in Copenhagen Museum (ZMUC-Cru 4705) B Cancer menestho Herbst, 1803 (= Monomia gladiator), probably from Indian Ocean (color print from Herbst, 1803: pl. 55 fig. 3

C Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798), fresh colouration, Phuket, Thailand (not collected), photo by Rueangrit Promdam D Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798), fresh coloration, Jeppiar, Tamil Nadu, India (ZRC), photograph by PKL Ng;

E “Neptunus (Amphitrite) gladiator” [sic] (=Monomia haanii) from Sagami Bay, Japan (color print from Sakai, 1939: pl. 47 fig. 3) F Monomia haanii (Stimpson, 1858), fresh colouration, South China Sea (USNM 1421161) shipped frozen by US seafood importer.

Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815

Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815

Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815

Monomia Gistel, 1848

Type species. Portunus gladiator Fabricius, 1798, type species of Amphitrite De Haan, 1833, by subsequent designation (Miers, 1886); pre-occupied by Amphitrite Müller, 1771 [Polychaeta]; Monomia Gistel, 1848, replacement name for Amphitrite De Haan, 1833.

Monomia gladiator s. str. (Fabricius, 1798)

 Amanda M. Windsor, Jose Christopher E. Mendoza and Jonathan R. Deeds. 2019. Resolution of the Portunus gladiator species complex: Taxonomic Status and Identity of Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798) and Monomia haanii (Stimpson, 1858) (Brachyura, Decapoda, Portunidae). ZooKeys. 858: 11-43. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.858.33826

[Herpetology • 2019] Nidirana yaoica • A New Species of Music Frogs (Anura, Ranidae, Nidirana) from Mt Dayao, southern China

Nidirana yaoica  

Lyu, Mo, Wan, Li, Pang & Wang, 2019

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.858.34363

Abstract

A new species of Music frogs, Nidirana yaoica sp. nov. is described based on a series of adult male specimens collected from Mt Dayao, Guangxi, southern China, providing valuable new information on the phylogeny, bioacoustics, and biogeography of related species within the genus Nidirana. The new species forms the sister taxon to N. daunchina from western China and together the sister taxon to N. chapaensis from northern Vietnam. Nidirana yaoica sp. nov. can be distinguished from all known congeners by a significant genetic divergence in the mitochondrial 16S and CO1 genes, the advertisement call containing 1–3 rapidly repeated regular notes, and the combination of morphological characteristics including a medium-sized body with SVL 40.4–45.9 mm in adult males; lateroventral grooves on every digit, not meeting at the tip of disk; tibio-tarsal articulation reaching the nostril; the presence of a pair of subgular vocal sacs in males; and one single developed nuptial pad on dorsal surface of first finger in males.

Keywords: bioacoustic, Guangxi, mitochondrial DNA, morphology, Nidirana yaoica sp. nov.

Figure 3. Morphological features of the adult male holotype SYS a007022 of Nidirana yaoica sp. nov. in life.
 A dorsolateral view B ventral view C left hand D poorly developed nuptial pad E left foot F surface of posterior dorsum and hind limbs. 

Nidirana yaoica sp. nov.

Nidirana adenopleura: Fei et al. 2009 (Mt. Dayao, Jinxiu, Guangxi); 

Mo et al. 2014 (Jinxiu, Guangxi)

Etymology: The specific name yaoica is an adjective derived from Yao, referring to the type locality of the new species, Mt Dayao in Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, where the settlement of the Yao people is located. We suggest its English common name to be Mt Dayao music frog and its Chinese name Yao Qin Wa (瑶琴蛙).

Differential diagnosis: Nidirana yaoica sp. nov. is distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of the morphological characteristics: (1) body medium-size and stocky, with SVL 43.8 ± 1.7 (40.4–45.9, n = 13) mm in adult males; (2) disks of digits dilated, pointed; (3) lateroventral grooves present on every digit; (4) heels overlapping; (5) tibio-tarsal articulation reaching at the nostril; (6) mid-dorsal stripe present; (7) posterior of dorsal skin rough with dense tubercles but without spinules; (8) week supernumerary tubercles below the base of fingers III and IV, palmar tubercles prominent and distinct; (9) a pair of subgular vocal sacs present; (10) one single nuptial pad present on the first finger, nuptial spinules invisible; (11) suprabrachial gland large; (12) calling: 1–3 fast-repeated regular notes.

Figure 4. A, B paratypes SYS a007009 and SYS a007021 of  Nidirana yaoica sp. nov.
C habitat of Nidirana yaoica sp. nov. in the type locality in Mt Dayao D the holotype SYS a007022 in wild.

Distribution and ecology: Currently, Nidirana yaoica sp. nov. is known only from the type locality, Mt Dayao, Jinxiu, Guangxi, in southern China. This frog inhabits in the swamps and ponds surrounded by moist subtropical secondary evergreen broadleaved forests (Fig. 4C, D). The adult male calls in the brushwood at the bank, from mid-March to late May. Nevertheless, the females, tadpoles, and much of the ecology and behavior of this species remain unknown.

      

 Zhi-Tong Lyu, Yun-Ming Mo, Han Wan, Yu-Long Li, Hong Pang and Ying-Yong Wang. 2019. Description of A New Species of Music Frogs (Anura, Ranidae, Nidirana) from Mt Dayao, southern China. ZooKeys. 858: 109-126. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.858.34363

     

[Botany • 2019] Agapetes reflexiloba (Ericaceae) • A New Species from Kachin State, and Notes on Three Rediscovered Species including Two New Records for Myanmar [Taxonomic Studies on Agapetes in Myanmar I]

Agapetes reflexiloba Y. H. Tan & Bin Yang

in Yang, Ding, Zhou, et al., 2019. 

 DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.393.2.2 

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Abstract

A new species of Ericaceae, Agapetes reflexiloba, from Putao, Kachin State, Myanmar, is described and a colour plate is provided, affiliated to Agapetes sect. Agapetes ser. Graciles Airy-Shaw. The new species is morphologically similar to A. nutans, A. linearifolia and A. angustifolia of the Series Graciles in having linear to lanceolate narrow leaves and corymbose-racemose inflorescences and very short filaments. It is, however, readily distinguished from its three relatives by having a purplish red to dark red acuminate corolla apex in flower buds and conspicuously reflexed corolla lobes in anthesis, and corolla light brownish yellow to brownish yellow, and with 5 deep purple red zig-zag stripes. The rediscovery of Agapetes bhareliana and A. linearifolia is also reported from Kachin state, Northern Myanmar, after a gap of more than eight decades. Both are new records for Myanmar. Agapetes nana was also recollected 64 years after the collection made by F. Kingdon Ward between 1952 and 1953. Agapetes nana (Griff.) Hook. f. var. robusta Airy Shaw is newly proposed as a synonym of A. nana. A revised taxonomic description along with colour plate and distributional map are provided.

Keywords: Kachin state, Vaccinioideae, Ericaceae, new record, Southeast Asia, Taxonomy, Eudicots

FIGURE 1. Agapetes reflexiloba Y. H. Tan & Bin Yang.
A–B. Flowering branch; C–D. Inflorescence; E–F. Flower; G. Stamen; H. Flower dissection (from top to bottom and from left to right): corolla, stamen, style along with ovary and pedicel, calyx.

 Photographed by H.B. Ding & B. Yang.

Agapetes reflexiloba Y. H. Tan & Bin Yang, sp. nov. 

Agapetes reflexiloba is morphologically similar to A. nutans Dunn, A. linearifolia C. B. Clarke, and A. angustifolia (Knagg) Airy Shaw in having linear to lanceolate narrow leaves and corymbose-racemose inflorescences (Table 1). It is, however, readily distinguished from its three relatives by corolla lobes conspicuous reflexed in anthesis, corolla light brownish yellow to brownish yellow, and with 5 deep purple red zig-zag stripes.

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 Etymology: The species epithet refers to its strongly reflexed corolla lobes. 

Distribution and habitat: Agapetes reflexiloba is so far known only from the type locality of Putao, Kachin state in north Myanmar, where it is an epiphytic shrub that grows on the trees in montane broadleaved forests, at an elevation of ca. 1,100 m (Figure 6)

    

Agapetes bhareliana (Airy Shaw 1958: 477) 

D. Banik & Sanjappa in Nord. J. Bot. 26: 4, 2008. 

Distribution and habitat: Agapetes bhareliana is distributed in Myanmar (Figure 6) and India. It is here newly recorded from Myanmar

Agapetes linearifolia C. B. Clarke 

in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 3, 449, 1882 (Figure 3, A-F) 

Distribution and habitat: China, India, Myanmar: Kachin state, where it is an epiphytic shrub that grows on the trees around the streamside of Nam Tsang, at 520 m a.s.l. (Figure 6). It is newly recorded from Myanmar.

Agapetes nana (Griffith 1854a: 303, 1854b: t.505) 

Hook. f. in Benth. & Hook. f. Gen. Pl. 2(2), 571,1876 (Figures 4–5)

Distribution and habitat: India, Myanmar: Kachin state, where it is an epiphytic shrub that grows on the trees in montane broadleaved forests, at 700–1,200 m a.s.l. (Figure 6).

Bin Yang, Hong-Bo Ding, Shi-Shun Zhou, Mya Bhone Maw, Kyaw Win Maung and Yun-Hong Tan. 2019.  Taxonomic Studies on Agapetes in Myanmar I: Agapetes reflexiloba, A New Species from Kachin State, and Notes on Three Rediscovered Species including Two New Records for Myanmar. Phytotaxa. 393(2); 105–118.  DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.393.2.2

A New Species of Ericaceae Found in Northern Myanmar -     english.cas.cn/newsroom/research_news/201902/t20190221_205567.shtml

    

[Herpetology • 2019] Cnemaspis tarutaoensis & C. adangrawi • Morphological and Molecular Analyses reveal Two New Insular Species of Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Satun Province, southern Thailand

จิ้งจกนิ้วยาวเกาะตะรุเตา | Cnemaspis tarutaoensis &
จิ้งจกนิ้วยาวเกาะอาดังราวี | C. adangrawi 

Ampai, Rujirawan, Wood, Stuart & Aowphol, 2019

  DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.858.34297

Abstract

We describe two new insular gecko species of the genus Cnemaspis from Tarutao, Adang, and Rawi islands in Satun Province, southern Thailand. The new species are distinguished from their congeners in having a unique combination of morphological, scalation, and color pattern characters, and by genetic divergence in the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 (ND2) gene. Cnemaspis tarutaoensis sp. nov. was found to be a member of the C. kumpoli group, but is distinguished from all other species in that group by having 8–9 supralabials and 8 infralabials; 4–5 pore-bearing precloacal scales, pores rounded; 17–19 paravertebral tubercles randomly arranged; 27–29 subdigital lamellae under the fourth toe; subcaudal region yellowish, with smooth scales and a single enlarged median row; black gular markings in males and females; and 17.24–22.36% uncorrected pairwise sequence divergences. Cnemaspis adangrawi sp. nov. was found to be a member of the C. siamensis group, but is distinguished from all other species in that group by having 10 supralabials and 9 infralabials; 6–8 pore-bearing precloacal scales, pores rounded and arranged in a chevron shape; 23–25 randomly arranged, separated paravertebral tubercle rows; 26–28 subdigital lamellae under the fourth toe; subcaudal scales keeled, without enlarged median row; gular region, abdomen, limbs and subcaudal region yellowish in males only; gular marking absent in males and females; and 8.30–26.38 % uncorrected pairwise sequence divergences. Cnemaspis tarutaoensis sp. nov. occurs in karst formations on Tarutao Island, while Cnemaspis adangrawi sp. nov. is found near granitic, rocky streams on Adang and Rawi islands.

Keywords: Island, rock geckos, species diversity, systematics

Figure 1. Map illustrating the holotype locality (red star) and paratype localities (red circles) of Cnemaspis tarutaoensis sp. nov. at Tarutao Island, Satun Province, Thailand; the holotype locality (green star) and paratype localities (green circles) of Cnemaspis adangrawi sp. nov. at Adang and Rawi islands, Mueang Satun District, Satun Province, Thailand.

Figure 2. The single best maximum likelihood tree of the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 (ND2) gene and flanking tRNAs from geckos of the genera Cnemaspis, Cyrtodactylus and Hemidactylus, shown in full view (above) and close-up view of relevant clades (below). Support values at nodes are bootstrap values from a maximum likelihood analysis of the same dataset followed by posterior probabilities of the Bayesian analysis.

 Cnemaspis tarutaoensis sp. nov. from Tarutao Island, Mueang Satun District, Satun Province, Thailand.
A male holotype ZMKU R 00763 B female paratype ZMKU R 00758.

Cnemaspis tarutaoensis sp. nov. 

Tarutao Rock Gecko 

Thai common name: Jing Jok Niew Yaow Ko Tarutao 

- จิ้งจกนิ้วยาวเกาะตะรุเตา

Diagnosis: Cnemaspis tarutaoensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other Cnemaspis by having the following combination of characters: (1) adult males with maximum snout-vent length (SVL) 36.4 mm (mean 34.7 ± SD 1.5, n = 7) and females with maximum SVL 34.8 mm (mean 33.7 ± SD 0.6, n = 6); (2) 8–9 supralabials and 8 infralabials; (3) 4–5 pore-bearing precloacal scales, pores rounded; (4) 17–19 paravertebral tubercles, small in size, randomly arranged; (5) 27–29 subdigital lamellae under the 4th toe; (6) subcaudal region yellowish, scales smooth with a single enlarged median subcaudal row; (7) one postcloacal tubercles on each side; (8) no sexual dimorphism in dorsal and ventral patterns; and (9) black gular markings present in males and females. These differences are summarized for geographically close congeners in the kumpoli group (Table 4).

Figure 7. Habitats of Cnemaspis tarutaoensis sp. nov.
A Pha Toe Boo karst formation at type locality B habitat of paratypes in the exterior surface of karst cave at Tham Chorakae C habitat of paratypes in karst outcropped at Tarutao Island, Mueang Satun district, Satun Province, Thailand.

Distribution and natural history: Cnemaspis tarutaoensis sp. nov. is known only from the type locality on Tarutao Island, approximately 40 km off the coast of Thailand. All specimens were found in karst forest near mangroves and karst outcrops near a stream (Fig. 7). Nine specimens (ZMKU R 00759–00760, ZMKU R 00762–00763, ZMKU R 00765–00766, and THNHM 28202–28204) were collected during the day (1100–1805 h) and five specimens (ZMKU R 00758, ZMKU R 00761, ZMKU R 00764, THNHM 28201 and THNHM 28205) were collected during the night (1920–2106 h). The male holotype was found during the day (1724 h) upside down on the interior surface of the karst formation.

Paratypes found during the day (ZMKU R 00759 and 00760, ZMKU R 00762 and 00763, ZMKU R 00765–00766, and THNHM 28202–28204) were in shaded areas, cracks, and crevices of rock boulders. When disturbed, some individuals would retreat into cracks and crevices, or hide in shaded areas of the rock boulder. Paratypes found at night (ZMKU R 00758, ZMKU R 00761, ZMKU R 00764, THNHM 28201 and THNHM 28205) were in deep crevices, within cracks on the shaded (by day) surfaces of boulders, or perched on vegetation near karst. Three gravid females (ZMKU R 00758, ZMKU R 00760, and THNHM 28202) contained two eggs during November 2017. THNHM 28204 (juvenile) was observed on vegetation near a rock boulder on 5 April 2018. At night, Cyrtodactylus cf. astrum was found in syntopy on rock boulders and karst formations with C. tarutaoensis sp. nov.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the type locality of the new species.

  Cnemaspis adangrawi sp. nov. from Adang Island, Mueang Satun District, Satun Province, Thailand
A male holotype ZMKU R 00767 B female paratype ZMKU R 00768.

Cnemaspis adangrawi sp. nov. 

Adang-Rawi Rock Gecko 

Thai name: Jing Jok Niew Yaow Ko Adang-Rawi 

- จิ้งจกนิ้วยาวเกาะอาดังราวี

Diagnosis: Cnemaspis adangrawi sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other Cnemaspis by having the following combination of characters: (1) adult males with maximum SVL length 44.9 mm (mean 41.8 ± SD 2.5, n = 11) and females with maximum SVL 43.8 mm (mean 42.5 ± SD 1.5, n = 4); (2) 10 supralabials and 9 infralabials; (3) 6–8 pore-bearing precloacal scales with rounded pores arranged in chevron shape and separated; (4) 23–25 paravertebral tubercles randomly arranged; (5) 26–28 subdigital lamellae under the 4th toe; (6) subcaudal scales keeled and lacking enlarge median row; (7) one postcloacal tubercle each side; (8) gular region, abdomen, limbs and subcaudal region yellowish in males only; (9) mid-gular marking absent in males and females. These differences are summarized for geographically close congeners in the siamensis group (Table 6).

Figure 13. Habitats of Cnemaspis adangrawi sp. nov. A Jonsalad Waterfall at type locality of Adang Island B habitat of paratypes in outcropped near stream at Rawi Island C habitat of paratypes in forest stream near mangrove at Rawi Island, Mueang Satun district, Satun Province, Thailand.

Distribution and natural history: Cnemaspis adangrawi sp. nov. is known only from Adang and Rawi islands, 60 and 61 km off the coast of Thailand, respectively (Fig. 1). All Adang specimens were found in a granitic rocky stream (Fig. 13A). Rawi Island specimens were found in rock outcrops along a stream (Fig. 13B) and along a forest stream near mangroves (Fig. 13C). Sixteen specimens (ZMKU R 00767–00768, ZMKU R 00770–00772, ZMKU R 00775–00776, THNHM 28206–28209, and THNHM 28211–28215) were collected during the day (1047–1823 h) and four specimens (ZMKU R 00769, ZMKU R 00773–00774, and THNHM 28210) were collected at night (1927–2024 h). The male holotype was found during the day (1047 h) on the base of a rock boulder with holes formed by the expansive soil between the ground and rock interface of a nearby stream.

Paratypes found during the day (ZMKU R 00767–00768, ZMKU R 00770–00772, ZMKU R 00775–00776, THNHM 28206–28209, and THNHM 28211–28215) were in crevices of boulders, shaded areas with holes in the soil at the base of a rock wall near a stream, and on boulder outcrops near streams. When disturbed, some individuals would retreat into rock crevices or into holes in the soil at the base of a rock wall. Paratypes found at night (ZMKU R 00769, ZMKU R 00773–00774 and THNHM 28210) were in shaded areas (by day), deep at the base of boulders, or perched on vegetation near a rocky stream. Two gravid females (ZMKU R 00771 and THNHM 28211) contained one or two eggs during November 2017. Some juveniles (not collected) were found in holes in the soil and perched on vegetation near a stream at Rawi Island on 8 April 2018. At night, Cyrtodactylus macrotuberculatus was found in syntopy on the rock wall and vegetation near a stream at Jonsalad Waterfall, Adang Island, with Cnemaspis adangrawi sp. nov.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to Adang and Rawi islands where the new species is found, and is a noun in apposition.

 Natee Ampai, Attapol Rujirawan, Perry L. Wood Jr, Bryan L. Stuart and Anchalee Aowphol. 2019. Morphological and Molecular Analyses reveal Two New Insular Species of Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Satun Province, southern Thailand. ZooKeys. 858: 127-161. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.858.34297

[Fungi • 2019] Allographa kamojangensis & A. jayatilakana • Discoveries Through Social Media and In Your Own Backyard: Two New Species of Allographa (Graphidaceae) with pigmented lirellae from the Palaeotropics, with A World Key to Species of this Group

Allographa kamojangensis Jatnika, Noer & Lücking

in Jatnika, Weerakoon, Arachchige, et al., 2019. 

DOI: 10.1017/S0024282919000094 

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Abstract

The genus Graphis sensu Staiger was recently divided into two genera, Graphis s. str. and Allographa. The latter contains mostly species with robust lirellae with a well-developed, often massively carbonized excipulum. With one exception, it also contains all species with a pigmented, yellow to orange pruina on the lirellae. Until now, seven species of Allographa were known with this character, all present in the Neotropics and one also in Africa. Here we describe two further species, both from tropical Asia, thus extending the known distribution of Allographa species with pigmented lirellae to the entire tropics. Allographa kamojangensis Jatnika, Noer & Lücking sp. nov. from Indonesia (Java) was recognized as a new taxon on the social media Facebook site Lichens Connecting People. Detailed studies showed that it deviates from the neotropical A. firferi in the much larger ascospores and the orange, K+ immediately purple-violet pigment, and from A. lutea in the completely carbonized excipulum and the larger ascospores. Allographa jayatilakana Weerakoon, Arachchige & Lücking sp. nov. was discovered in the second author's backyard during a recent inventory of Graphidaceae in Sri Lanka. It differs from A. flavominiata in the much shorter ascospores, from A. firferi in the terminally muriform ascospores, and from A. ochracea in the yellow-orange, K+ yellow then slowly purple-violet pruina. A key is presented to all nine species of Allographa with pigmented lirellae.

Keywords: Allographa chrysocarpa, anthraquinone pigments, Colombo, Kamojang, lichens, taxonomy

Allographa kamojangensis (holotype), thallus in situ. 

Muhammad Feisal Jatnika, Gothamie Weerakoon, Omal Arachchige, Iin Supartinah Noer, Anna Voytsekhovich and Robert Lücking. 2019.  Discoveries Through Social Media and In Your Own Backyard: Two New Species of Allographa (Graphidaceae) with pigmented lirellae from the Palaeotropics, with A World Key to Species of this Group. The Lichenologist.  51(3); 227-233. DOI: 10.1017/S0024282919000094 

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Lücking R. and Kalb K. 2018. Formal Instatement of Allographa (Graphidaceae): How to Deal with a Hyperdiverse Genus Complex with Cryptic Differentiation and Paucity of Molecular Data. Herzogia. 31(p1); 535-561. DOI:  10.13158/heia.31.1.2018.535

[Crustacea • 2019] New Record of Thor hainanensis and Taxonomical Remarks on Lysmata ternatensis (Decapoda: Thoridae & Lysmatidae) from the Lakshadweep Islands, India

Thor hainanensis Xu & Li, 2014

in Madhavan, Purushothaman, Akash, et al., 2019.

 DOI:  10.11646/zootaxa.4624.3.4

Abstract

The present study reports the new record of Thor hainanensis Xu & Li, 2014, on the basis of material from Agatti Islands in the Lakshadweep, India. This species was recently described from Hainan Island, China. Relationship of this species to two closely related species (T. paschalis and T. amboinensis) is discussed in this manuscript. Similarly, the present study also reports the rediscovery of other species, Lysmata ternatensis De Man, 1902 from the Lakshadweep waters with detailed taxonomic description. The present specimens were found to occur in the intertidal region in small crevices and rocks at a depth of 0.5-2.0 m. Genetic analysis using the mitochondrial COI sequences for both the species reveals close agreement for the morphological identification and showed the significant variation from the closely related species.

Keywords: Crustacea, Agatti Islands, cytochrome oxidase subunit I, taxonomy, Lysmata, Thor

Manu Madhavan, P. Purushothaman, S. Akash, S. Bharathi, Sheena Jose, A. Dhinakaran, Charan Ravi, T.T. Ajith Kumar and K. K. Lal. 2019. New Record of Thor hainanensis Xu & Li, 2014 and Taxonomical Remarks on Lysmata ternatensis de Man, 1902 (Decapoda: Thoridae & Lysmatidae) from the Lakshadweep Islands, India. Zootaxa. 4624(3); 351–364. DOI:  10.11646/zootaxa.4624.3.4