Aeschynanthus luteoflorus (Gesneriaceae) is here described as a new species from Kalimantan, Indonesia, adding to the diversity of Aeschynanthus in Borneo. The species is morphologically similar in its inflorescence to A. dasycalyx Hallier f. but distinguished by elliptic, sometimes oblong leaves, ovate-elliptic bracteoles, and a tubular-cupuliform calyx that is brown to bright greenish-yellow. It further differs in having a bright greenish-yellow and longer corolla. The new species is also distinct fromA. flavidus Mendum & P. Woods by its elliptic, sometimes oblong leaves, tubular-cupuliform calyx, and markedly shorter corolla, which is approximately 1.5 times the calyx length. Notes on distribution, ecology, conservation status, and comparative illustrations are provided.
Masamitsu Oshima made significant contributions to the taxonomy of Taiwanese fishes in the early 20th century. Although many of the type series of Taiwanese fishes originally described by him are now housed in US institutions, there are no verified collections of Taiwanese fishes amassed by Oshima. During a survey of the historical fish collection at the Kyoto University Museum, we discovered 39 lots comprising 96 specimens (representing 39 species in 18 families) of freshwater fishes collected in Taiwan between 1916 and 1920, and donated to Kyoto University by Oshima around 1921. The collection included specimens identified by Oshima as taxa originally described by himself, including Labeo jordani Oshima, 1919; Scaphesthes tamusuiensis Oshima, 1919; Spinibarbus hollandi Oshima, 1919; Culter aokii Oshima, 1919; Phoxiscus kikuchii Oshima, 1919; Gnathopogon iijimae Oshima, 1919; Pseudobagrus adiposalis Oshima, 1919; Pseudobagrus taiwanensis Oshima, 1919; Rhinogobius formosanus Oshima, 1919; and Mugil anpinensis Oshima, 1922, as well as several endangered taxa, including the now-extinct native Taiwanese population of Plecoglossus altivelis (Temminck and Schlegel, 1846). An overview of the collection is provided, and the possible type status of examples of nominal species described by Oshima is discussed. Morphological notes on Taiwanese P. altivelis are given for comparison with the Chinese subspecies. Although no specimens were found to qualify as types, the rediscovered collection provides valuable historical information on the freshwater fish fauna of early 20th-century Taiwan.
Collybiopsis indica is proposed here as anew species. It was collected from the Western Himalaya and is characterised herein by its convex to conico-campanulate pileus with a slight umbo, with long stipe having white fibrillose hairs all over the stipe surface and presence of pleurocystidia and large hypha-like pileocystidia and cheilocystidia arranged in clusters. A detailed morphological description and nrITS-based phylogenetic tree are accompanied by illustrations and comparison with allied species.
A new species of the bamboo-feeding leafhopper subgenus Myittana (Savasa), Myittana (Savasa) taiwanensis sp. nov. is described, photographed, and illustrated from Taiwan. An identification key to all the known species of the subgenus is also provided.
Suillellus indohimalayanus is described from the temperate forests of Jammu and Kashmir, India, as new to science. The species is presented with both macro-and micromorphological characterization, along with a two-locus (nrITS and nrLSU) phylogenetic analysis. The discovery contributes to knowledge of the diversity of Boletaceae in the Indian subcontinent and further highlights the significance of the Himalayan region as a potential hotspot for harbouring diverse funga. A detailed description, accompanied by illustrations and phylogenetic inferences, is provided herein.
