scholarly journals Raphia vinifera (Arecaceae; Calamoideae): Misidentified for far too long

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Mogue Kamga ◽  
Bonaventure Sonké ◽  
Thomas L.P. Couvreur
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Herbarium Material ◽  
Taxonomic History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Taxonomic Confusion ◽  
Morphological Identity

The genus Raphia (Arecaceae/Palmae) is the most economically and culturally important genus of African palms. With over 20 recognized species, it is also the most diversified among tropical African palms. However, significant taxonomic confusion still persists in the genus. Raphia vinifera P.Beauv. is one of the first two names described in the genus, but the species has been misidentified and confused for several decades. We clarify the taxonomic identity of R. vinifera. We retrace the taxonomic history of the name and clarify its morphological identity using the literature and type material. We synonymize the name R. mambillensis with R. vinifera. We provide a new detailed morphological description of R. vinifera based on the study of herbarium material and field data. A distribution map is also provided. Raphia vinifera is still incompletely known, and more research should be undertaken on this species' presence and ecology, especially in West Africa.

scholarly journals The Tenasserim Lutung, Trachypithecus barbei (Blyth, 1847) (Primates: Cercopithecidae): Description of a live specimen, and a reassessment of phylogenetic affinities, taxonomic history, and distribution

2004 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Geissmann ◽  
Colin P. Groves ◽  
Christian Roos
Keyword(s):  
Distinct Species ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Museum Specimens ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Taxonomic History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Live Specimen ◽  
Phylogenetic Affinities

The Tenasserim lutung Trachypithecus barbei was previously known from museum specimens and field observations only. We discovered a zoo specimen and present the first confirmed evidence for the continued existence of the species since 1967. We describe the cranial pelage and coloration characteristics of this species which were previously unknown. We present first molecular evidence for recognizing T. barbei as a distinct species and for assessing its phylogenetic affinities relative to other members of the genus Trachypithecus. We document the taxonomic history of T. barbei and present a distribution map based on a compilation of all known locality records.

scholarly journals Redescription of the Neotropical species Trichodischia soror Bigot, 1885 (Diptera: Tachinidae), with a new generic synonymy

2021 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. e20216164
Author(s):  
Deivys M. Alvarez-Garcia ◽  
Marcelo Domingos de Santis
Keyword(s):  
Host Record ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Neotropical Species ◽  
Taxonomic History ◽  
History Of ◽  
First Time

Trichodischia Bigot, 1885 is a Neotropical genus with a confusing taxonomic history. This was initially composed of two species: T. caerulea Bigot, 1885 and T. soror Bigot, 1885. Later, the genus Trichoraea Cortés, 1974 was erected for T. caerulea. When reviewing the taxonomic history of both species, we discovered that both genera have been considered synonymous based on erroneous information and without a formal synonymy being proposed. Herein, we redescribed T. soror, provide images of adults and describe the male terminalia for the first time. In addition, by examining the type material, we propose Trichoraea as a junior synonym of Trichodischia, syn. nov., confirm T. caerulea comb. rest. and T. soror as valid species and provide some comments about the taxonomy and host record of the genus.

scholarly journals First record of Juncus articulatus subsp. articulatus (Juncaceae) for the Southern Cone flora

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriel I. Jocou ◽  
Nicolás F. Brignone
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Southern Cone ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Herbarium Material ◽  
First Time ◽  
Ecologic Studies

Background and aims: Juncus is the largest and most diverse genus of Juncaceae, distributed mainly in the temperate zones of both hemispheres. The Southern Cone flora contains ca. 38 Juncus species (44 taxa including 12 infraspecific categories). Sixteen of those species belong to the section Ozophyllum. As a part of our ecologic studies in wetlands of Patagonia (Argentina) we collected specimens of Juncus that did not match any of the species currently known to the Southern Cone. The aim of this contribution is to report for the first time the presence of Juncus articulatus subsp. articulatus for the Southern Cone flora.  M&M: Classical methods in taxonomy were employed. Living and herbarium material, original descriptions, and type material of Juncus articulatus subsp. articulatus were studied. Collected materials were deposited in the herbarium ARC of the Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Results: Juncus articulatus subsp. articulatus is here described. A distribution map, photos, and a key to the Southern Cone species of Juncus belonging to the section Ozophyllum are provided. Also, some ecological and distributional features are discussed.  Conclusions: The naturalization of Juncus articulatus subsp. articulatus is reported here for the first time in the Southern Cone. From now on, Juncus contributes 39 species to the Southern Cone flora, and 17 to Juncus section Ozophyllum.

Sargassum muticum: a taxonomic history including world-wide and western Pacific distributions

1983 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 617-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan T. Critchley
Keyword(s):  
Species Group ◽  
Sargassum Muticum ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Western Pacific Region ◽  
Reproductive Structures ◽  
The World ◽  
Taxonomic History ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Western Pacific

Sargassum muticum(Yendo) Fensholt was first described from Japan as the formamuticus(sic.) ofS. kjellmanianumYendo. Subsequently,s. kjellmanianumandS. miyabeiYendo have been recognised as conspecific with dioecious reproductive structures.S. muticumis monoecious. The taxonomic history ofS. muticumand confusions arising are presented.The spread ofSargassum muticum to regionsof the world outside of Japan is illustrated. A distribution map ofS. kjellmanianum, S. miyabeiandS. muticumin the western Pacific is also presented with a discussion of this selected species group. Further work is required to determine the exact extent ofS. muticumin the western Pacific region.

Taxonomic history of species without subgeneric placement in the genus Wyeomyia Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae) and recognition of Wy. compta Senevet & Abonnenc as a junior synonym of Wy. argenteorostris (Bonne-Wepster & Bonne)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4656 (2) ◽  
pp. 359-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
NASCIMENTO PEREIRA ◽  
STANISLAS TALAGA ◽  
ANTHONY ÉRICO GUIMARÃES ◽  
RICARDO LOURENÇO-DE-OLIVEIRA ◽  
MONIQUE DE ALBUQUERQUE MOTTA
Keyword(s):  
Adult Female ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Holotype Female ◽  
Taxonomic History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mosquito Genus

The mosquito genus Wyeomyia (Diptera: Culicidae) includes 17 subgenera and 140 species, 30 of which are without subgeneric placement. The taxonomic history of the unplaced species is summarized and the validity of Wy. compta Senevet & Abonnenc is discussed based on examination of the type material. It is clear that the description of Wy. compta was based on specimens belonging to two different species. The holotype adult female is identical to Wy. argenteorostris (Bonne-Wepster & Bonne) whereas the characters described from a larval exuviae mounted on the same slide with the holotype of Wy. albocaerulea Senevet & Abonnenc coincide with those which characterize the subgenus Dodecamyia. Since the larval exuviae cannot be definitely associated with the holotype female and it belongs to either Wy. aphobema Dyar or another species of the subgenus Dodecamyia, it cannot be afforded type status. Therefore, Wy. compta is synonymized with Wy. argenteorostris. 

Polystachya orophila (Orchidaceae, Polystachynae), a new species from tropical West Africa, and clarification on the nomenclature and taxonomy of P. microbambusa

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 260 (3) ◽  
pp. 247 ◽  
Author(s):  
EHOARN BIDAULT ◽  
PORTER P. LOWRY ◽  
TARIQ STÉVART
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Red List ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Dichotomous Key ◽  
Mining Project ◽  
Status Assessment ◽  
History Of ◽  
A New Species

Polystachya orophila, a new species of Orchidaceae, is described based on specimens collected during the baseline study of the Guinean Nimba Mountains for the environmental impact assessment for a proposed mining project. While material belonging to this species was mentioned as early as 1920 by Chevalier, it has historically been confused with P. microbambusa, from which it differs by its typically Polystachya-like clustered pseudobulbs, placing it in P. sect. Polystachya, whereas P. microbambusa has pseudobulbs successively growing on top of one another, forming developed and persistent stems, and is the sole representative of P. sect. Dimorphocaules. The complex taxonomic and nomenclatural history of P. microbambusa is also clarified. For both taxa we provide a morphological description as well as information on distribution, habitat, and phenology, an IUCN conservation status assessment using the Red List criteria, and a distribution map, along with a dichotomous key that also includes the most similar members of P. sect. Polystachya.

Identity of the oribatid mite Oribata curva and transfer to Trichogalumna (Acari, Oribatida, Galumnidae), with discussion of nomenclatural and biogeographical issues in the ‘curva’ species-group

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4272 (4) ◽  
pp. 551
Author(s):  
ROY A. NORTON ◽  
SERGEY G. ERMILOV
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Oribatid Mite ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
History Of ◽  
Molecular Assessment

Based on the study of type material, other historical specimens, and new collections, the adult of the thelytokous oribatid mite Oribata curva Ewing, 1907 (Galumnidae) is redescribed and the name is recombined to Trichogalumna curva (Ewing, 1907) comb. nov. A confusing history of synonymies and misidentifications is traced in detail, and their effect on published statements about biogeography is assessed. Reliable records of T. curva are only those from North America. The tropical mite Pergalumna ventralis (Willmann, 1932) is not a subspecies of T. curva. The widely-reported Trichogalumna nipponica (Aoki, 1966) and other similar species form a complex with T. curva that needs further morphological and molecular assessment. 

Arabesques, Unicorns, and Invisible Masters: The Art Historian’s Gaze as Symptomatic Action?

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-232
Author(s):  
Eva-Maria Troelenberg
Keyword(s):  
Art History ◽  
Cultural Difference ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Islamic Art ◽  
Methodological Development ◽  
World War ◽  
Taxonomic History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historical Methods ◽  
Second World

This essay takes two seminal texts of mid-twentieth-century Islamic art history as case studies for the methodological development of the scholarly gaze in the aftermath of the Second World War. Ernst Kühnel’s Die Arabeske (Wiesbaden, 1949) testifies to the continuity of a taxonomic history of styles, rooted in phenomenologist Sachforschung and apparently adaptable to shifting ideological paradigms. Richard Ettinghausen’s The Unicorn (Washington, 1950) stands for a neo-humanist approach. Its negotiation of aesthetic and cultural difference clearly is to be considered against the background of the experience of exile, but also of the rising tide of democratic humanism characteristic for postwar American humanities. Both examples together offer a comparative perspective on the agencies of art historical methods and their ideological and epistemological promises and pitfalls in dealing with aesthetic difference. Consequently, this essay also seeks to contribute exemplary insights into the immediate prehistory of the so-called “Global Turn” in art history. 


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