Botanical contributions of the Northern Australia Regional Survey. II. Studies on miscellaneous northern Australian plants

1954 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
ST Blake
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Pistia Stratiotes ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Regional Survey ◽  
New Family ◽  
Casuarina Cunninghamiana ◽  
Passiflora Foetida ◽  
First Time ◽  
Terminalia Ferdinandiana

This is an account of portion of the botanical collections of the Northern Australia Regional Survey, 1946–47, chiefly from the Darwin–Katherine area. Families fully considered are Anacardiaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Araceae, Barringtoniaceae, Burseraceae, Casuarinaceae, Cochlospermaceae, Lauraceae, Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae, Leguminosae-Mimosoideae (except Acacia), Meliaceae, Myristicaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Palmae, Pandanaceae, Passifloraceae, Pittosporaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rhizophoraceae, Rutaceae, Sapindaceae, Sonneratiaceae, and Sphenocleaceae. A few species of the following families are also discussed: Combretaceae, Cyperaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Gramineae, Leguminosae-Papilionatae, and Moraceae. In addition to discussions on taxonomy, synonymy, and orthography of names, the following additions to the flora of the Northern Territory are recorded: new species: Dendrolobiunz stipatum, Desmodizim polyneurum, Horsfieldia australiana, Sclerandrittm grandiflorum, and Vavaea australiana; species not previously recorded from Australia: Mimosa acanthocarpa, Pistia stratiotes, and Sphenoclea xeylanica; species already known from other parts of Australia: Albixia canescens, Casuarina cunninghamiana, Colubrina asiatica, Cryptocarya cunninghamii, Cyperus platystylis, Cyperus ramosii, Hymenachne amplexicaulis, Neptunia gracilis, Passiflora foetida, and Petalostigma banksii. Two new names are proposed, Eulalia mackinlayi (F. Muell.) S. T. Blake and Terminalia ferdinandiana Exell. The genera Horsfieldia, Pistia, Sphenoclea, and Vavaea have not previously been recorded from Australia and Albixia, Colubrina, Cryptocarya, Dendrolobium, Hymenachne, and Mimosa have not previously been recorded from the Northern Territory. Sphenoclea represents a new family (Sphenocleaceae) for Australia. Cochlospermum fraseri, Cryptocarya cunninghamii, and Sphenoclea xeylanica are also recorded for the first time from Queensland. The following reductions to synonymy are made: Alectryon bleeseri O. Schwartz to Cupaniopsis alliacardioides (A. Rich.) Radlk.; Barringtonia denticulata (Miers) Knuth to B. gracilis (Miers) Knuth, which is treated as distinct from B. aczttangula (L.) Gaertn.; Buchanania oblongifolia W. V. Fitzg. and B. muelleri Engl. var. pilosa Engl. to B. obovata Engl.; Buchanania muelleri Engl. to B. arborescens (BI.) Bl.; Ilex peduncularis F. Muell. to I . arnhemensis (F. Muell.) Loes.; and Pandanus delestangii Martelli to P. aquaticus F. Muell.

Botanical contributions of the Northern Australia regional survey. I. Studies on Northern Australian species of Eucalyptus

1953 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
ST Blake
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Regional Survey ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
The Status ◽  
First Time

This is the first botanical contribution from the C.S.I.R.O. Northern Australia Regional Survey. Revised accounts of 50 species with discussions on taxonomy, distribution, and typification of names are the result of a partial revision of the genus Eucalyptus as represented in the northern part of Australia; keys to two groups particularly studied are given. All the 42 species known from the northern part of the Northern Territory are treated, with three keys to their identification; the first of these is based on characters observable in the field, the second on hand specimens with buds and flowers, and the third on hand specimens with fruits only. New criteria for the discrimination of species have been used, and some examples of their application are shown graphically; these include the number of lateral veins in the leaf, the ratio of its length to its breadth, and (to some extent) the exact distance of the intramarginal vein from the margin and the shape of the free part of the calyx-tube of the flower. The juvenile stages, flowers, fruits, and seeds are described for the first time for some species. Types of all names, with the herbaria in which they are to be found, are cited, with reference to published figures, some of which appear for the first time in this paper. Several lectotypes are designated, and the guiding principles adopted for their selection are described. Citations of specimens are restricted to those collected in 1946-9 on the Northern Australia Regional Survey, to types, new records, and some critical collections. Distribution maps of 51 species are based on all specimens examined. Plates from photographs illustrate the characteristic habit of some species, the deciduous nature of some, a few characteristic barks, various type specimens and some other specimens cited in taxonomic discussions. The status of about 160 names was investigated. Among others, E. clavigera A. Cunn. ex Schau., E. polycarpa F. Muell., E. terminalis F. Muell., E. foelscheana F. Muell., and E. racernosa Cav. are shown to have been originally applied to species different from those currently passing under these names. Many names are treated as synonyms on taxonomic grounds, 24 of them for the first time. All nomenclatural changes are summarized in two tables. One new species, E. porrecta S. T. Blake, and one new combination, E. gilbertensis (Maiden & Blakely) S. T. Blake, are proposed. The following species are new records for the areas mentioned: E. Izerbertiana and E. cliftoniana (Northern Territory) ; E. aspera and E. ferruginea (Queensland) ; E. bigalerita and E. patellaris (Western Australia) ; and E. dichromophloia (South Australia). In an appendix, the graphical methods and distribution maps are discussed and some remarks made on the phylogeny and history of distribution of the genus.

A new species of Gynochtides (Rubiaceae, Rubioideae) from Australia

1988 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 369
Author(s):  
JT Johansson
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The genus Gynochtodes Blume ( Rubiaceae, Rubioideae) is reported from Australia for the first time and the new species, G. australiensis J T Johansson, which occurs in the Northern Territory and Queensland, is described and illustrated. A map of its distribution is provided.

scholarly journals A revision of the Australian cicada genus Punia Moulds, 2012 (Cicadidae: Cicadettinae: Cicadettini) with the description of four new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4860 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-115
Author(s):  
M.S. MOULDS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
First Time

Punia minima (Goding & Froggatt, 1904) from the Northern Territory is redescribed and the female described for the first time. Four new species found across the monsoonal north of Australia are documented: P. hyas sp.n., P. limpida sp.n., P. kolos sp.n. and P. queenslandica sp.n. A key to all five species is provided and their phylogenetic relationships discussed. 

A new mind (Heteroptera) pest of cashew in northern Australia

1995 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.M. Stonedahl ◽  
M.B. Malipatil ◽  
W. Houston
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Anacardium Occidentale ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Pest Status ◽  
A New Species

AbstractHelopeltis pernicialis, a new species of bryocorine Miridae, is described from northern Australia, where it has become established as a serious pest of cultivated cashews, Anacardium occidentale (Anacardiaceae). Information on the biology and pest status of the bug is provided from studies conducted near Darwin, Northern Territory.

New species of marine algae from California

1968 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 1235-1251 ◽  
Author(s):  
George J. Hollenberg ◽  
Isabella A. Abbott
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
Red Algae ◽  
Marine Algae ◽  
The Other ◽  
New Family ◽  
New Varieties ◽  
First Time

Eleven new taxa are described from California; two species, in addition, have new varieties added to them; and two species are given new circumscriptions to include a number of entities previously known under other names. New species are described in Percursaria (Chlorophyta), in Feldmannia (Phaeophyta), and in eight genera (Membranella, Porphyra, Rhododiscus, Peyssonelia, Prionitis, Blinksia, Besa and Rhodoglossum) of Rhodophyta. Two monotypic genera of Rhodophyta are described for the first time. One, Membranella nitens, is added to the Bangiales, and the other, Blinksia californica, is the type for a new family, the Blinksiaceae (Gigartinales). Half of the species of red algae are crustose non-corallinaceous species.

First record of the genus Ptilocerus in the Australian Region, with the description of two new species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4410 (1) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
M. B. MALIPATIL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Australian Region ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
First Time

The assassin bugs of the genus Ptilocerus Gray, 1831 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Holoptilinae) occurring in the Australian Region are reviewed for the first time, resulting in the description of two new species, viz., P. spangenbergi sp. nov. (Queensland and Northern Territory, Australia) and P. papuensis sp. nov. (Papua New Guinea). The latter species differs from P. fuscus Gray, 1831 (the type-species of genus Ptilocerus) in a couple of major external morphological characters, hence its tentative placement in the genus Ptilocerus is discussed. A key for the separation of the two new species is provided. 

A systematic study of the Australian species of the genus Haemaphysalis Koch (Acarina: Ixodidae)

1963 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
FHS Roberts
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Host Range ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Systematic Study ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Australian Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
Host List

A systematic study has been made of the species of Haemaphysalis occurring in Australia. Six species were recognized in the material examined, namely H. humerosa, H. ratti, H. bremneri, H. lagostrophi, H. bispinosa, and H. bancrofti. Two of these, H. lagostrophi and H. bremneri, are new species, and H. ratti is recorded from Australia for the first time. H. novaeguineae recorded by Nuttall and Warburton (1915) from Queensland and the Northern Territory was not seen. A detailed description with appropriate figures is given for the known stages in the life cycle of each species, together with data on host range and geographical distribution. Keys are presented for the males, females, and nymphs and a classified host list has been included.

Karyotypic Evolution in Gehyra (Gekkonidae: Reptilia) II.* A New Species from the Alligator Rivers Region in Northern Australia

1982 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
M King
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Analysis ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Chromosomal Analysis ◽  
Karyotypic Evolution ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Arnhem Land ◽  
Human Habitation ◽  
A New Species

A chromosomal analysis of gekkos of the Gehyra australis complex from the Alligator Rivers region of the Northern Territory indicates that those animals living on trees or human habitation have 2n=40 chromosomes, whereas those living on the rock outliers and cliffs of the Arnhem Land escarpment have 2n=42. A morphological analysis of these specimens shows that two distinct species are present: Gehyra australis and a new species, which is described below as Gehyra pamela.

Seen only once: an evolutionarily distinct species of Toadlet (Uperoleia: Myobatrachidae) from the Wessel Islands of northern Australia

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5057 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-68
Author(s):  
RENEE A. CATULLO ◽  
J. SCOTT KEOGH
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Species Discovery ◽  
Mating Call ◽  
Recent Species ◽  
Basic Biology

There is a high rate of recent species discovery in remote regions of northern Australia, especially for amphibians and reptiles. The Wessel Islands, located in the northeastern corner of the Northern Territory, has recently been identified as a region of high species and phylogenetic endemism based on samples collected during the sole reptile and amphibian survey there in 1993. Using a phylogenetic approach, we describe a new, evolutionarily distinct species of Uperoleia endemic to the Wessel Islands. This description is based on three specimens, one female and two juveniles, which represent the only confirmed vouchers of the species. Due to the low number of specimens, this new species cannot be diagnosed morphologically from other closely related Uperoleia, and nothing is currently known about the mating call or basic biology. The discovery of this species provides further evidence for the islands’ importance as an area of endemism and identifies an urgent need for further surveys to document the unique biological diversity of the Wessel Islands.  

Studies in Australian Tettigoniidae: Australian agraeciine katydids, two new genera from northern Australia (Tettigoniidae; Conocephalinae; Agraeciini)

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2417 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
D. C. F. RENTZ ◽  
YOU NING SU ◽  
NORIHIRO UESHIMA ◽  
MARTYN ROBINSON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
The Other ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Cytological Data ◽  
The Tropics

Two new agraeciine genera and five new species are described from northern Australia. Both genera have species that live in mixed woodlands in the tropics. Armadillagraecia Rentz, Su, Ueshima, Robinson gen. nov. is known from two species in the Northern Territory and one from Queensland. Kapalgagraecia Rentz, Su, Ueshima, Robinson gen. nov. is known from two species, one apparently widespread in the Northern Territory, the other from Groote Eylandt, NT. Cytological data are provided for all Armadillagraecia species but not for Kapalgagraecia. A table is presented documenting knowledge of the known cytology of all Agraeciini. The calling songs of both A. mataranka and A. yerilla Rentz, Su, Ueshima, Robinson gen. et spp. nov. are noted and documented by sonograms. Known biological, ecological and distributional data are presented.

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