scholarly journals Lechenaultia peregrina, a new species of Goodeniaceae from northern Australia, New Guinea and the Moluccas

Telopea ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 277-282
Author(s):  
Russell Barrett ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Tropical Species ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
North East ◽  
Morphological Studies ◽  
Disjunct Populations ◽  
The Status ◽  
A New Species

Morphological studies of Lechenaultia filiformis R.Br. have determined that more than one taxon is presently included under that name. We here recognise the suite of disjunct populations from north-east Queensland, north-east Northern Territory, New Guinea and the Moluccas as a new species, Lechenaultia peregrina R.W.Jobson & R.L.Barrett. This is the third tropical species of Lechenaultia currently recognised, however further studies are required to assess the status of about five additional entities in the Northern Territory and Western Australia currently included in L. filiformis s.l. Seed article morphology is critical for species delimitation in tropical Lechenaultia, but seed articles are often absent from collections, or only immature, as they fall quickly once ripe.

Revision of Neorthostigma Belokobylskij, 1998 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae) with description of a new species from Papua New Guinea

2020 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 31-47
Author(s):  
Francisco Javier Peris-Felipo ◽  
Julia Stigenberg ◽  
Donald L. J. Quicke ◽  
Sergey A. Belokobylskij
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Morphological Studies ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
The Status ◽  
Western Palaearctic ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The status of the genus Neorthostigma Belokobylskij, 1998 is re-established as a result of additional morphological studies. A new species, N. braetisp. nov., from Papua New Guinea is described and illustrated. Aspilota brachyclypeataFischer 1978 is transferred to Neorthostigma, hence N. brachyclypeata (Fischer, 1978), comb. nov. A new synonym is suggested, Aspilota macrops Stelfox & Graham, 1951 = Neorthostigma eoum Belokobylskij, 1998, syn. nov.; A. macrops is transferred to Neorthostigma. This genus is additionally recorded in the Western Palaearctic (Norway) and Australasian (Papua New Guinea) regions for the first time. A key for the determination of the three known species of Neorthostigma is provided.

Revision of the genus Mitelloides Evans, with two new species from northern Australia (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)

1990 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-288
Author(s):  
M.M. Stevens
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
North East ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Torres Strait

AbstractThe genus Mitelloides Evans is revised. Three species are recognised and described; M. moaensis Evans (the type species) and two new species, M. thorntonensís and M. mouldsi. A key to the males of the genus is provided, and the known distributions of all species are mapped. The genus is known only from north-east Queensland, the Torres Strait Islands, and Papua New Guinea.

A new species of Phyllurus leaf-tailed gecko (Lacertilia: Carphodactylidae) from The Pinnacles, north-east Australia

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4576 (1) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
CONRAD J. HOSKIN ◽  
LORENZO V. BERTOLA ◽  
MEGAN HIGGIE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Small Areas ◽  
North East ◽  
Invasive Grasses ◽  
The Status ◽  
Threatened Taxa ◽  
Fragmented Distribution ◽  
Hemidactylus Frenatus ◽  
A New Species

Recent surveys of rocky rainforest in the Townsville region have found additional populations of Phyllurus geckos. One of these populations was discovered at The Pinnacles, an isolated area of habitat in between the distributions of P. gulbaru and P. amnicola. Genetic and morphological data shows that this population is most similar to P. gulbaru Hoskin, Couper & Schneider, 2003 but divergent in a number of traits. Here we describe this population as a new species, P. pinnaclensis sp. nov., based on genetic divergence and differences in a number of morphometric and scalation traits from other populations of Phyllurus. Phyllurus pinnaclensis sp. nov. appears to be restricted to a few small areas of deeply layered rock with associated dry rainforest. This habitat is fire-sensitive and increased frequency and intensity of fires (due to late season burns and high fuel loads of invasive grasses) threatens to reduce and fragment these dry rainforest patches. Other threats include potential future invasion of the habitat by introduced Asian House Geckos (Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836) and illegal collecting. Given the very small and fragmented distribution and potential reduction in habitat area due to fire, P. pinnaclensis sp. nov. warrants a Critically Endangered listing. Resolving the distributional change of dry rainforest in the Townsville region in recent decades, particularly in regards to fire, is key to resolving the status of this and other locally threatened taxa that depend on this habitat. 

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.

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.

A new species of Plurellidae (Ascidiacea : Phlebobranchia) from Papua New Guinea

Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 423 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
F. MONNIOT ◽  
C. MONNIOT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
A New Species ◽  
External Shape

Two colonies of a new Plurellidae, Plurella colini were collected by SCUBA in the north east and south east of Papua New Guinea. Very similar to the five other species of the genus by the external shape, in balls encrusted with sand, the new species differs in the gut shape and gonad distribution.

Choanocotyle platti sp. nov. from the northern long-necked turtle, Chelodina rugosa (Pleurodira, Chelidae) in Australia

2007 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasyl Tkach ◽  
Scott Snyder
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Oral Sucker ◽  
Body Length ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Posterior Region ◽  
Nuclear Rdna ◽  
The Status ◽  
A New Species

AbstractChoanocotyle platti sp. nov. (Digenea, Choanocotylidae) is described from the northern long-necked turtle, Chelodina rugosa (Pleurodira, Chelidae) from the Daly and Mary Rivers, Northern Territory, Australia. This is the fifth known member of Choanocotyle. Choanocotyle platti sp. nov. differs from Choanocotyle nematoides Jue Sue et Platt, 1998 and Choanocotyle hobbsi Platt et Tkach, 2003 by smaller body length, larger oral sucker, relatively greater distance between tests, and prepharynx with an infolded posterior region. In addition the new species does not have the looped cirrus sac characteristic of Choanocotyle nematoides. Comparison of sequences of 18S, ITS (ITS1, 5.8S, ITS2) and partial 28S regions of nuclear rDNA among all 3 species strongly supports the status of Choanocotyle platti sp. nov. as a new species.

Tropical freshwater Copepoda from Papua, New Guinea, Burma, and Costa Rica, including a new species of Mesocyclops from Burma

1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 202-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. H. Dussart ◽  
C. H. Fernando
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
New Subspecies ◽  
The Status ◽  
Freshwater Copepoda ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Tropical Freshwater

A new subspecies, Eucyclops birmanus aequatorialis ssp. nov., is described from Papua, New Guinea; Mesocyclops pehpeiensis, known from China, is recorded from Burma, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia; and a new species, Mesocyclops restrictus sp. nov., is described from Burma. Based on abundant material from Costa Rica, the status of Diaptomus dorsalis Marsh is reexamined.

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