Works in Asia
Published research works with metadata for Asia (Continent).
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Hemipilia huanglongensis (Orchidaceae), a new species from north Sichuan, China
A new species of Orchidaceae, Hemipilia huanglongensis D.J.Xie & R.B.Zhang, was discovered on steep karst slopes in northern Sichuan, China and is described and illustrated, based…
A revision of the Miliusa (Annonaceae) from China
Based on extensive fieldwork, herbarium and literature studies, and molecular phylogenetic analyses, we present a comprehensive taxonomic revision of the genus Miliusa in China. T…
Selaginella magna (Selaginellaceae), a new species from China
Selaginella magna (Selaginellaceae), a new species in S. subg. Stachygynandrum from Guangxi, Fujian and Hunan, China, is here described and illustrated. It is the largest erect Se…
Perilimnastes dongchauensis (tribe Sonerileae, Melastomataceae), a new species from Quang Trị province, Vietnam
Perilimnastes dongchauensis (Melastomataceae), apparently endemic to Quang Tri province, Central Vietnam, is described here as a new species. It closely resembles P. suberalata in…
Solms-laubachia garzeensis (Brassicaceae), a new species from the Hengduan Mountains of Sichuan Province, China
A new species of the genus Solms-laubachia was discovered in the Hengduan Mountains region of Sichuan Province, China, and it has been described and illustrated. Morphologically, …
Phylogeny of Vietnamosasa (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) based on syntenic nuclear genes with description of a new species
Vietnamosasa is a small paleotropical woody bamboo genus of the Bambusa-Dendrocalamus-Gigantochloa (BDG) complex with unresolved interspecific relationships. It grows in the dry d…
Sedum xinchangense, a new species of Crassulaceae from Zhejiang, East China
Sedum xinchangense (Crassulaceae), a new species from Zhejiang, eastern China, is described with illustrations. The new species is morphologically similar to S. lungtsuanense and …
Hellwigia opalina (Zingiberaceae) – a new species of the enigmatic jade gingers of Sulawesi
The Indonesian Island of Sulawesi is home to a number of members of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, with unusual turquoise flowers not found anywhere else. A recent paper reinst…
Asplenium paucipinnatum (Aspleniaceae), a new fern species from southern Thailand, based on morphological and molecular…
Asplenium paucipinnatum, a new fern species from Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, is described. Morphologically, it closely resembles A. micantifrons in having short-creeping and ra…
Chrysosplenium ningqiangense (Saxifragaceae), a new species from Shaanxi Province, China
Chrysosplenium ningqiangense (Saxifragaceae) is described as a new species discovered in Hanshuiyuan Forest Park, Ningqiang County, Shaanxi Province, China. Morphologically, it re…
Astragalus wuqiaensis (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae, Astragaleae), a new species from Xinjiang, China
During an extensive botanical survey in Ulugqat Township, Wuqia County, Xinjiang, China—a region along the country’s western border that remains significantly understudied—Astraga…
Petrocodon dahuaensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the limestone area of Guangxi, China
Petrocodon dahuaensis, a new species from a limestone area of Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to P. asterostriatus but differs in its leaf…
Coptis wawushanensis (Ranunculaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China
Based on morphological and plastid data, Coptis wawushanensis (Ranunculaceae), a new species from Hongya, Sichuan, China, is described and illustrated. Phylogenetic analyses (Maxi…
An updated checklist of Lysionotus (Gesneriaceae) and two new species from southwestern China
By reviewing the taxonomic history of Lysionotus, we provide an updated checklist of the species currently accepted in the genus. Currently, 39 species, one subspecies, and four v…
Two new Meiogyne species from Malesia and new combinations in Meiogyne and Monoon (Annonaceae) in the Asia-Pacific regi…
Two new species of Meiogyne (Annonaceae) are described from Malesia based on morphological evidence and the results of a recent molecular phylogenetic study: Meiogyne saundersii f…
Primulina acutiloba (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Northwest Guangxi, China
A new species of Gesneriaceae, Primulina acutiloba C.Xiong, J.X.Fu & F.Wen, from the limestone karsts of Northwest Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. Morphologically, i…
Descriptions of a new species, validation of a name, and elevation of a variety in Iris (Iridaceae) from China
Iris cariciformis Z.Z.Zhang & G.X.Zhang, sp. nov. from China is described and illustrated. This species grows on cliff faces or open slopes in the central Qinling Mountains. Morph…
Radula rheophila, a new species of Radula (Radulaceae) from Thailand and Brunei Darussalam
During a revision of Radulaceae in Southeast Asia, an undescribed species of the genus Radula was discovered from Thailand and Brunei Darussalam. Morphological characters were exa…
Morphological variation in the Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum Hayata (Ericales, Ericaceae) species complex from Taiwan
Our study examines the morphological and statistical differentiation within the Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum species complex through comparative analyses of macro- and micro-mor…
A new densely-haired aroid species of Homalomena (Araceae) from North Sumatra, Indonesia
Homalomena lingua-felis is newly described from Tapanuli (North Sumatra Province, Indonesia). This species resembles H. pexa from which can be easily distinguished by its shorter …
Heteropolygonatum xishuiense (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae, Polygonateae), a new species from Danxia cliffs in Guizho…
Heteropolygonatum xishuiense (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae, Polygonateae), a new microendemic species from southwest China, is described and illustrated based on morphological c…
Impatiens ngariensis (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Xizang, China
A new species, Impatiens ngariensis (Balsaminaceae) from western Xizang, China, is described in this study. Morphological and phylogenetic evidence supports its taxonomic placemen…
Taxonomic revision of the neophyte nightshades (Solanum, Solanaceae) in European Russia and the North Caucasus
The alien Solanum species in European Russia and the North Caucasus have never been revised. Over the past three decades, several exotic species have been found in various parts o…
Primula daguanensis (Primulaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China
Primula daguanensis W.B.Ju, B.Xu & J.Ru is described and illustrated as a new species from Daguan County, Yunnan Province, China. It is assigned to the Primula sect. Petiolares su…
Lysimachia yulongensis (Primulaceae), a new species in Lysimachia sect. Pumilae from Yunnan, China
Lysimachia yulongensis Z.K.Wu & Ming Y.Sheng, a new species of Primulaceae from Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated. Morphological evidence places L. yulongensis within Ly…
Euonymus maotaiensis M.T.An & Xu Wu, sp. nov., a new species of Euonymus (Celastraceae) from southwest China
This paper describes a new species of the genus Euonymus from Guizhou Province in southwestern China, Euonymus maotaiensis. The new species is morphologically similar to E. chlora…
Catalpa lutea (Bignoniaceae), a new species from north, central, and east China
Catalpa lutea J.H.Wang, W.J.Ma & Z.Y.Li, a new species of Bignoniaceae from north, central, and east China, is described and illustrated. By combining recent morphological compari…
Fourteen new species of the spider genus Psiloderces Simon, 1892 from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Psilodercidae)
The genus Psiloderces Simon, 1892 is the second largest genus of Psilodercidae, a family restricted to Asia, occurring from East India to the Philippines. Fourteen new species of …
Four new species and seven new records of Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae) from Laos
The genus Promalactis Meyrick, 1908 is recorded for the first time from Laos in mainland Southeast Asia and four new species are described: P. crassa sp. nov., P. retusa sp. nov.,…
Unloved, paraphyletic or misplaced: new genera and species of small to minute lucinid bivalves and their relationships …
Species identified as Pillucina are paraphyletic in molecular analyses and a new generic name, Rugalucina, is introduced for a complex of three similar species Rugalucina angela f…
Nienna chukotka sp. nov. (Protura, Acerentomidae, Nipponentominae) from the Arctic region, with a key to species of the…
A new species of Nienna was collected in the most northern part of the Palearctic, inside the Arctic Circle. In possessing seta Pc on tergite VII and sternites VI–VII and a very l…
DNA barcoding reveals a species group of the genus Campiglossa (Diptera, Tephritidae, Tephritinae) with recognition of …
While analyzing DNA barcodes of all the Korean and some East Asian tephritid species in conjunction with the barcode sequences available from BOLD Systems (www.boldsystems.org), t…
Review of the Camponotus kiesenwetteri group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Aegean with the description of a new spec…
Based on recently collected material, the Camponotus kiesenwetteri group is redefined, and its members known from the Aegean region are diagnosed. Camponotus schulzi sp. nov. is d…
Review of the Arabian Crematogaster Lund (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), synoptic list, distribution, and description of two…
The genus Crematogaster is one of the most species-rich and widespread groups of ants. Despite their often-high local abundance and important ecological interactions, the taxonomy…
Review of the millipede genus Orthomorpha Bollman, 1893 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae) in Vietnam, with se…
The genus Orthomorpha is shown to currently be represented in Vietnam by ten species or varieties, including new records of O. arboricola (Attems, 1937), O. coarctata (de Saussure…
A review of the Indonesian species of the family Signiphoridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea), with description of three n…
The Indonesian species of the family Signiphoridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) are revised. Three species of Chartocerus are described as new (Chartocerus kartiniae Polaszek & Sch…
Five new species of Mydaea from China (Diptera, Muscidae)
Five new species of Mydaea are described from China, namely M. adhesipeda Xue, sp. nov., M. combiniseriata Xue, sp. nov., M. qingyuanensis Xue, sp. nov., M. quinquiseta Xue, sp. n…
The tremendous diversity of Labiobaetis Novikova & Kluge in Indonesia (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae)
Material collected between 2010 and 2014 on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Bali, Sumba, Sumbawa, Sulawesi, and Seram unveiled the enormous diversity of Labiobaetis Novikova & …
New distributional records for sixteen Mordellidae species from the Western Palearctic (Insecta, Coleoptera, Mordellida…
A list of 22 new distributional records is presented for 16 Mordellidae species from the Western Palearctic: Variimorda caprai (Franciscolo, 1951) (Montenegro); V. mendax Méquigno…
Muangnua arborea, a new semislug (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Helicarionidae, Durgellininae) from Loei Province, north…
Muangnua arborea Tumpeesuwan & Tumpeesuwan, sp. nov., is described, based on specimens deposited in the land snail collection of Mahasarakham University, Thailand. This species is…
Two new species of the genus Caligus (Crustacea, Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida) from the Sea of Japan, with a note on the…
Two new species of Caligus are described from the Japanese coast of the Sea of Japan. Caligus chinglonglini sp. nov. is based on a male specimen found in a plankton sample, wherea…
A new species of Nilobezzia Kieffer (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) from the mangrove forest of Hainan Island, China
A new species of Nilobezzia Kieffer, Nilobezzia bamenwana Li & Li, sp. nov., collected from Bamenwan mangrove forest of Hainan Island, China, is described and illustrated based on…
A new species and new records of Onchidium slugs (Gastropoda, Euthyneura, Pulmonata, Onchidiidae) in South-East Asia
A new species, Onchidium melakense Dayrat & Goulding, sp. nov., is described, bringing the total to four known species in the genus Onchidium Buchannan, 1800. Onchidium melakense …
Lithobius (Ezembius) hualongensis sp. nov. and Lithobius (Ezembius) sui sp. nov. (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae), two new…
Lithobius (Ezembius) hualongensis sp. nov. and Lithobius (Ezembius) sui sp. nov. (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) recently discovered from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China are descri…
Taxonomic review of Gasterophilus (Oestridae, Gasterophilinae) of the world, with updated nomenclature, keys, biologica…
A taxonomic review of Gasterophilus is presented, with nine valid species, 51 synonyms and misspellings for the genus and the species, updated diagnoses, worldwide distributions, …
Taxonomic revision of Australian Copelatus Erichson, 1832 (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae)
The genus Copelatus in Australia is revised and nine species are recognised. One new species, Copelatus martinbaehri sp. nov., is described from Papua New Guinea (Central Province…
Amamiclytus wuxingensis sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae), the third species of the genus from mainland China
Amamiclytus wuxingensis sp. nov., the third species of the genus from mainland China, is described and illustrated with specimens collected from Wuxing Village, Leishan County, Gu…
A new species of Laccobius Erichson, 1837 (Hydrophilidae, Coleoptera) from the Chinese Himalaya, with comments on taxon…
A new species of the water scavenger beetle, Laccobius (Glyptolaccobius) motuoensis sp. nov., is described from Motuo County, Xizang, China and its diagnostic characters are illus…
Who are you, Griselda? A replacement name for a new genus of the Asiatic short-tailed shrews (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla, S…
The first genetic study of the holotype of the Gansu short-tailed shrew, Blarinella griselda Thomas, 1912, is presented. The mitochondrial analysis demonstrated that the type spec…
Seven new species of Trigonopterus Fauvel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from the Tanimbar Archipelago
Based on recent fieldwork, the hyperdiverse weevil genus Trigonopterus Fauvel is recorded for the first time from the Indonesian Tanimbar Archipelago, halfway between Australia an…