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Rare Flower Thought Extinct In Vermont, Rediscovered

A flowering plant thought to be extinct in Vermont has been rediscovered.

Winged loosestrife is a native plant related to the non-native invasive purple loosestrife.

It’s been considered extinct because it hasn’t been seen in Vermont since 1979.

Everett Marshall, a botanist with the Department of Fish and Wildlife was hiking with his wife, Deb Parrella, also a botanist, when she spotted the plant.

The two were exploring the Raven Ridge Natural Area in Monkton, which is owned by the Nature Conservancy.

Marshall says the plant was clearly loosestrife, but not the invasive variety.

“I realized that it was different, but I wasn’t familiar with the species,” he says.

After researching their find, they were able to identify it.

Read more: Rare Flower Thought Extinct In Vermont, Rediscovered

Aguzzi, Stefano, Bogliani, Giuseppe, Orioli, Valerio and Pilon, Nicola. (2017). Nehalennia speciosa rediscovered in northwestern Italy (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Notulae odonatologicae 8(9): 319-374.

Albert, S., Rhumeur, A., Rivière, J. L., Chauvrat, A., Sauroy-Toucouère, S., Martos, F. and Strasberg, D. (2017). Rediscovery of the mistletoe Bakerella hoyifolia subsp. bojeri (Loranthaceae) on Reunion Island: population status assessment for its conservation. Botany Letters. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23818107.2017.1340191 [Abstract]

Fei Li, Xi Zheng, Xue-Long Jiang and Bosco Pui Lok Chan. (2017). Rediscovery of the sun bear Helarctos malayanus in Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, China. Zoological Research 38(4): 1-11. [automatic download]
 
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Casale, Achille and Assmann, Thorsten. (2017). The Sphodrina of the southern Levant (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Sphodrini). Fragmenta Entomologica 49(1): 13-24. [Laemostenus libanensis]

van As, L. L., Smit, N. J. and van As, J. G. (2017). Rediscovery of Chonopeltis meridionalis Fryer, 1964 (Crustacea: Branchiura) from Labeo rosae Steindachner in the River Olifants, Mpumalanga, and the taxonomic status of C. victori Avenant-Oldewage, 1991 and C. koki Van As, 1992. Syst Parasitol. doi: 10.1007/s11230-017-9737-1 [Abstract]
 
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Thorn, R. Greg et al. (2017). The golden chanterelles of Newfoundland and Labrador: A new species, a new record for North America, and a lost species rediscovered. Botany 95(6): 547-560. [Abstract] [Cantharellus camphoratus]

"According to NParks, this is one of the most diverse habitat enhancement projects planned for Coney Island so far. It will see species such as the Damak-damak Tahun - which was believed to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 2014 - introduced to the area."

Source: Rare and endangered native coastal plants to be introduced to Coney Island Park

Rare plant species rediscovered in Western Ghats after more than 100 years

group of Indian taxonomists has rediscovered a wild plant after a gap of nearly 100 years.

Called Ceropegia omissa H.Huber, the species was last seen in 1916. Prior to this, it was seen and collected only on two occasions—in 1835 and 1914. Interestingly, all the sightings have been made in a narrow region, within a radius of about 50 km in southern parts of the Western Ghats.

The area of occurrence of this plant is close to Courtallam (or Kuttalam) in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, a tourism spot known for its waterfalls.

The region from where it has been found is a biosphere reserve and thus, there would be not much difficulty in launching efforts to conserve it.

Source: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/...western-ghats-after-more-than-100-years-58161
 
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Joshi, Shantanu, Veino, Joyce, Veino, Dahru, Veino, Lightson, Veino, Rakoveine and Kunte, Krushnamegh. (2017). Additions to the Indian dragonfly fauna, and new records of two enigmatic damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) from northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 9(7): 10433-10444. [Anisopleura vallei]

de Lírio, Elton John, Freitas, Joelcio Freitas, Negrão, Raquel, Martinelli, Gustavo and Peixoto, Ariane Luna. (2017). A hundred years’ tale: rediscovery of Mollinedia stenophylla (Monimiaceae) in the Atlantic rainforest, Brazil. Oryx. DOI: A hundred years’ tale: rediscovery of Mollinedia stenophylla (Monimiaceae) in the Atlantic rainforest, Brazil | Oryx | Cambridge Core [Abstract]
 
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oddly enough, I was just looking last week to see if there were any recent developments in splitting Spotted Skinks and nothing had been published yet. Unfortunately I can only read the abstract of that article, so I can't see distributions of the species to update my own species lists.
 
Unfortunatly I also don't have access to the full article but maybe another ZooChatter can help you .
 
Discription of a new species of beetle from South Africa :

Description of a new species of Lamellothyrea Krikken (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) from the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)

Discription of 4 new fly-species from India :

A review of the genus Lordiphosa Basden in India, with descriptions of four new species from the Himalayan region (Diptera, Drosophilidae)

Discription of new species of Black fungus gnats from Queensland :

Black fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaridae) of Queensland, Australia. Part I. Genera Chaetosciara Frey, Corynoptera Winnertz, Cratyna Winnertz, Epidapus Haliday, Keilbachia Mohrig, Lobosciara Steffan, Phytosciara Frey and Scatopsciara Edwards | MOHRIG | Zootaxa

Discription of a new shrimp-species from the Gulf of Mexico :

A new species of shrimp of the genus Periclimenaeus Borradaile, 1915 (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae) from the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, including a key to the western Atlantic species of the genus | RAMOS-TAFUR | Zootaxa

Abstract of the rediscovery of an anguid lizard in Mexico :

Solving a 50-year Mystery: Rediscovery of Mesaspis antauges (Squamata: Anguidae) | SOLANO-ZAVALETA | Zootaxa

Discription of a new species of Shamaya-fish :

Description of a new species of Alburnus Rafinesque, 1820 (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae, Leuciscinae) from the Kolpa River in the Sava River system (upper Danube drainage), with remarks on the geographical distribution of shemayas in the Danube

Discription of a new species of cave-beetle from California :

Reinstatement of Eschatoporiini Blaisdell, 1906, a unique tribe of blind cavernicolous Tenebrionidae from California, with a new species from Napa County (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Lagriinae)

Discription of a new moth-species from the Ukraine :

New records of Lepidoptera from Ukraine and description of a new species of Caloptilia Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) from the mountains of Crimea

Discription of a new darkling beetle from Brazil :

A new species of Lelegeis (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Diaperini) from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil

New fruitbat :

'Yoda' fruit bat officially recognised as new species - BBC News

New goby-species :

Rare gobies found to be a new species and named 'ninja':The Asahi Shimbun

Courtesy of TSEF member Sebbe:

Nunes, André V. and Serrano-Villavicencio, José E. (2017). Rediscovery of Vanzolini’s Bald-Faced Saki, Pithecia vanzolinii Hershkovitz, 1987 (Primates, Pitheciidae): first record since 1956. Check List 13(1): 2048.


Another intresting article about the rediscovery :

Monkey rediscovered in Brazil after 80 years

Rediscovery the Carchi Andean toad :

Andean Toad thought to be extinct, rediscovered in the Andes of Ecuador | Amphibians.org



Another article about this discovery :

Three new frog species found in Peruvian Andes with more to come
 
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Abstract of the discription of 5 new species of jumping spiders from China :

Five new species of Spartaeus Thorell, 1891 from China (Araneae: Salticidae) | YANG | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of 5 new moth-species from Ecuador :

Five new species of the genus Paromphacodes (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Geometrinae) from High Andes in Ecuador | LINDT | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new beetle-species from Peru :

A new Peruvian species and new records of the genus Piestus Gravenhorst (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) | PÉREZ | Zootaxa

Discription of 2 new genera and 4 new species of Australopacific beetles :

A monograph of the Australopacific Saprininae (Coleoptera, Histeridae)
 
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Discription of one new genus and 6 new species of beetles from the West Indies :

A taxonomic review of the Selenophori group (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Harpalini) in the West Indies, with descriptions of new species and notes about classification and biogeography

Discription of a new beetle-subspecies from Scandinavia :

To be or not to be a subspecies: description of Saperda populnea lapponica ssp. n. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) developing in downy willow (Salix lapponum L.)

Discription of a new lizard-species from Colombia :

Formal recognition of the species of Oreosaurus (Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

Abstract of the discription of 10 new spider-species from South-east Asia :

Ten new species of the spider genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Southeast Asia | DONG | Zootaxa

Abstract of the rediscovery of a clubtail dragonfly in Colombia :

The rediscovery and redescription of Epigomphus pechumani Belle, 1970 (Odonata: Gomphidae), with a description of its female from the Western Colombian Andes | BOTA-SIERRA | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new Clubtail dragonfly from Thailand :

Anisogomphus yingsaki (Odonata: Gomphidae) sp. nov., a new gomphid species from Thailand | MAKBUN | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of 3 new landhopper-species from New Zealand :

New species and phylogeny of landhoppers in the genus Waematau Duncan, 1994 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae) from northern New Zealand | BALL | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of 2 new species of croaker-fishes :

Two new species of the genus Atractoscion , and resurrection of the species Atractoscion atelodus (Günther 1867) (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) | SONG | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new species of anthias-fish from the Andaman sea :

New species of the anthiadin genus Sacura (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Andaman Sea | MOTOMURA | Zootaxa
 
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Li, R., Shi, X., Yu, W., Feng, S. and Sun, W. (2016). Rediscovery of the supposedly extinct Pedicularis humilis in the eastern Himalayas. Oryx 50(2): 201-206. [Abstract]

Carvajal, Mariom A., Faúndez, Eduardo I. and Rider, David A. (2017). Rediscovery of Pseudosinopla canaliculus (Reed, 1898) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Acanthosomatidae) with comments on its tribal classification and biogeography of South American Blaudusini. Zootaxa 4317(1): 185-190. [Abstract]
 
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Discription of 3 new ant-species from Africa :

Next-generation morphological character discovery and evaluation: an X-ray micro-CT enhanced revision of the ant genus Zasphinctus Wheeler (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Dorylinae) in the Afrotropics

Discription of 2 new trips-species from China :

Two new species and two new records of fungus-feeding Phlaeothripinae from China (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae)

Discription of 8 new beetle-species from China :

Eight new species of Batrisodes Reitter from China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae)

Discription of a new beetle-species from Pakistan :

A new species of the subgenus Scymnus from Pakistan (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)

Discription of a new frog-species from China :

A new species of the genus Kurixalus from Yunnan, China (Anura, Rhacophoridae)

And the discription of just another new frog-species from China :

A new species of the genus Rana from Henan, central China (Anura, Ranidae)

Discription of a new crab-species from Taiwan :

Notes on two crabs (Crustacea, Brachyura, Dynomenidae and Iphiculidae) collected from red coral beds in northern Taiwan, including a new species of Pariphiculus Alcock, 1896

Still a lot to be discovered !!! :

A new estimate of biodiversity on Earth



Another article about the new crab-species :

New crab with star-shaped outgrowths discovered in Taiwan

New frog-species from India :

New Purple Pig-Nose Frog Found in Remote Mountains

New species of salamander from Japan :

New species of salamander identified in Japan
 
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