A new montaneHanguana species is described here, it is the first species to be described from the highlands in the genus whereas all the previous species were described from the lowlands, particularly in the swampy areas. Full descriptions with photographs as well as notes on distribution, ecology...

One new species of Hermannobates (Oribatida, Hermanniellidae) - H. magnus sp. nov. - is described, based on materials collected from upper soil and leaf litter in mountain forests of Andean Peru. A generic diagnosis, identification key, distribution, and habitats of representatives of Hermannobates ...

We report the first record of Vitex orinocensis Kunth (Lamiaceae) from Ceará state, northeastern Brazil. This species was collected in an upland Semideciduous Seasonal Forest. This occurrence adds new information about the flora of Ceará and expands the geographic range of this species in Brazil,...

A revision of the species of Hymenophyllum subg. Hymenophyllum in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest domain is presented. Morphological and molecular analyses were performed based on herbarium material and samples collected during fieldwork. Molecular analyses were performed with data of the plastidial...

Premise of research. Chusquea Kunth is the most diverse bamboo genus worldwide and comprises 198 species classified into five subgenera. Chusquea subg. Magnifoliae and Chusquea subg. Platonia together include 26 taxa that have been studied on the basis of incomplete or fragmentary material, and...

Vararia yunnanensis sp. nov. is proposed based on a combination of morphological features and molecular evidence. Vararia yunnanensis is characterized by the resupinate basidiomata with a cracking hymenial surface, a dimitic hyphal system with generative hyphae bearing simple-septa, and colorless,...

Aristolochia laotica, a new species from Northeastern Laos, is described and illustrated here. The horseshoe-shaped perianth tube, the 3-lobed limb, and the 3-lobed gynostemium support its placement into Aristolochia subgenus Siphisia. Of the species with cylindric or saccate-shaped limb, the new...

A new leafhopper species, Mukariella viraktamathi sp. nov., is described from India along with a distinct morphological variant. Illustrations of males and female are provided. An annotated species checklist of the genus and key to species of the genus Mukariella are also provided.

Two specimens of Crinipellis collected from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region were studied byusing morphology and phylogeny. The results showed that the two specimens were identified as Crinipellis setipes, a new record species in China. The morphological features and phylogenetic analyses results...