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Acanthocephalans from freshwater fishes in northeast Thailand with the description of a new species of the subgenus Aca…
During an ichthyoparasitological survey in northeast Thailand in 2015, four species of acanthocephalans were found in four species of freshwater fishes. Adult stages of Pallisenti…
Revision of the genus Labidolanguria Fowler, 1908 (Coleoptera, Erotylidae, Languriinae), with descriptions of a new spe…
The oriental genus Labidolanguria Fowler, 1908, previously remained unknown in China, is revised in this study. A new species, Labidolanguria liangi Huang, sp. nov., is described …
Two new species of freshwater planarian from Hainan Island and Leizhou Peninsula, southern China (Platyhelminthes, Tric…
Two new species of the genus Dugesia from Hainan Island and Leizhou Peninsula are described by applying an integrative approach, including morphological, karyological, histologica…
Revisiting Bacan Island in the footsteps of Alfred Russel Wallace: unveiling the diversity of land snails (Mollusca, Ga…
There are a total of 47 species from ten families of Gastropoda recorded on Bacan Island from 1861 to 1963 by 15 studies. In 2022, the island was revisited to investigate its curr…
Taxonomic revalidation of Selenobrachys Schmidt, 1999 and Chilocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1992 based on morphological …
Selenobrachys Schmidt, 1999 and Chilocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1992 were considered junior synonyms to Orphnaecus Simon, 1892 without further morphological investigation nor the…
Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Calcyopa Stüning, 2000 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae, Boarmiini), wit…
The genus Calcyopa Stüning, 2000, is briefly reviewed. A new species, Calcyopa hainana Liu, sp. nov., is described from Hainan Province, China. Within the genus Calcyopa, two spec…
Biological resources of Eunotidae, Herbertiidae, Pteromalidae and Eulophidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from the Altun…
In this study, we explore the biological resources of Eunotidae, Herbertiidae, Pteromalidae and Eulophidae in the Altun Mountain Nature Reserve, Xinjiang, China. Sixty-one species…
Extension of the leafhopper genus Multinervis (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Megophthalminae, Agalliini) from Northern to Ce…
A new species of the genus Multinervis Li & Li, 2013, Multinervis phongdienensis sp. nov., is described from two locations in Central Vietnam, Thưa Thien-Hue Province: Bach Ma Nat…
A checklist of Mantodea for Myanmar with the first record of Schizocephala bicornis (Mantodea, Eremiaphilidae) for the …
This paper presents the first comprehensive checklist of Mantodea species in Myanmar, reporting a total of 54 species belonging to 11 families and 32 genera, one of which (i.e., S…
Description of three new species of Spartaeini (Araneae, Salticidae, Spartaeinae) from China and Malaysia
Three new species of Spartaeini from China and Malaysia are described: Calxattus dengba sp. nov. (♂), Spartaeus siloi sp. nov. (♂♀), and Taraxella chrisfehni sp. nov. (♂♀). Calxat…
Filling a zoogeographical gap in China: Taxonomic descriptions of six new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes sp…
The spiders of the Pholcus phungiformes species group in China are distributed across the Lüliang Mountains and the Yanshan-Taihang Mountains in northern China, and the Changbai M…
Three new species of the cockroach genus Nocticola Bolívar, 1892 (Blattodea, Corydioidea, Nocticolidae) from China
Three new species of Nocticola Bolívar, 1982 from Guangxi Province, China are described: Nocticola baiguensis sp. nov., Nocticola cordiformis sp. nov., and Nocticola appendiculata…
Water mite diversity from southwestern Türkiye through the lens of the DNA barcodes, with the description of one new sp…
This study presents the molecular and morphological results from an analysis of water mites collected in southwestern Türkiye. 83 COI barcodes are provided, clustered into 40 BINs…
Revised diagnoses of the gudgeons Belobranchus belobranchus and B. segura (Actinopterygii, Gobiiformes, Eleotridae)
Diagnostic characters distinguishing the gudgeons Belobranchus belobranchus and Belobranchus segura were reassessed and found to be inconsistent, making it difficult to accurately…
Review of the spider genus Solenysa Simon, 1894 in Western Japan and Central Ryukyu with the description of three new s…
Three new species of the genus Solenysa Simon, 1894 are recorded and described from Western Japan, all based on both sexes. Of these, two species are endemic to the Ryukyu Archipe…
Two new snake eels (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae, Ophichthus) from Viet Nam, with redescriptions of O. macrochir (Bleek…
Two new extremely elongate snake eel of the genus Ophichthus are described based on specimens collected from Vietnamese waters. Ophichthus cuulongensis Vo, Hibino & Ho, sp. nov. i…
Review of the millipede genus Xystodesmus (Diplopoda, Polydesmida), with seven new species from the southwestern part o…
The genus Xystodesmus Cook, 1895 (most closely related to Riukiaria Attems, 1938) is retained as a taxon of xystodesmine millipedes with a relatively small body length (25–35 mm),…
First report of subfamily Scydmaeninae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Shanghai, with description of two new species
The subfamily Scydmaeninae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) is reported from Shanghai, China for the first time. Three species of the genus Euconnus Thomson were recognized: E. (s. str…
Notes on the genus Diestramima Storozhenko, 1990 (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae) with description of three new species f…
Three new species of the genus Diestramima are described from China: Diestramima ligula Zhu & Shi, sp. nov., Diestramima longzhouensis Zhu & Shi, sp. nov., and Diestramima napoens…
Topotypes of the millipede species Kronopolites swinhoei (Pocock, 1895) reveal a new synonym with revalidation of Krono…
The millipede genus Kronopolites Attems, 1914 was originally described by monotypy with Strongylosoma swinhoei Pocock, 1895 as the type species, which was based on a single female…
Mating and egg-laying behaviour of the Southeast Asian apple snail Pila pesmei (Morlet, 1889) (Caenogastropoda, Ampulla…
The apple snail Pila pesmei is an economically valuable freshwater snail in mainland Southeast Asia whose populations have recently dramatically declined. Although conservation co…
Four new species of Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000 (Araneae, Sparassidae, Heteropodinae) from China and Vietnam
Four new species of Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000 (Araneae, Sparassidae) are described based on material collected from China and Vietnam: P. campylotropa Zhang, Chen, Liu, Jäger & Hu, s…
A new species of the genus Ovophis Burger in Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981 (Serpentes, Viperidae) from southern Yunnan, China
A new species of Ovophis is described from Yuanyang Guanyinshan Provincial Nature Reserve in southern Yunnan Province, China. The new species can be distinguished from congeneric …
Revision of the Chinese species of the genus Brachyponera Emery, 1900 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with a key to the worl…
The species of the ant genus Brachyponera Emery, 1900 are reviewed based on the morphological characters of the worker caste. Brachyponera tianzun (Terayama, 2009) is transferred …
From 153-year-old records to contemporary discoveries: land snail (Mollusca, Gastropoda) diversity in Penang Hill, Mala…
This study highlights the diversity of land snails in Penang Hill, a non-limestone hill in Peninsular Malaysia. A systematic survey of land snails in Penang Hill was conducted, in…
A revision of the hitherto neglected genus Topiris Walker, 1863 (Lepidoptera, Xyloryctidae) with taxonomic notes on the…
The genus Topiris Walker, 1863 is revised. This genus, previously neglected or deemed unrecognisable, comprised only Walker’s damaged and misrepaired type specimen of Topiris cand…
Two new species of the genus Malaxa Melichar, 1914 from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Delphacidae, Tropidocephalini)
Two new species of the genus Malaxa Melichar, 1914 from Southwest China, M. chongzuoensis Lv & Chen, sp. nov. from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and M. longispina Lv & Chen, s…
Two new species of the subgenus Indoribates (Haplozetes) (Acari, Oribatida, Haplozetidae) from Tajikistan
Two new species of oribatid mites of the subgenus Indoribates (Haplozetes) (Oribatida, Haplozetidae) are described based on adult specimens from Tajikistan. Indoribates (Haplozete…
First record of the genus Trilacuna Tong & Li, 2007 (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Xizang, China, with descriptions of three…
Four species of the genus Trilacuna Tong & Li, 2007 from Xizang, China are recognized, including three new species and one newly recorded species: T. bangla Grismado & Ramírez, 20…
Two new species of the purse-web spider genus Atypus Latreille, 1804 from China (Araneae, Atypidae)
Two new species of the purse-web spider genus Atypus Latreille, 1804, collected from China, are diagnosed and described based on the genital morphology of both sexes: A. dawei sp.…
Description of a new music frog (Anura, Ranidae, Nidirana) critically endangered in Taiwan
Nidirana okinavana (Boettger, 1895) is a small-sized ranid species belonging to the East Asian genus Nidirana Dubois, 1992. Previous studies have indicated that this species was e…
Review of the genera and subgenera of the subtribe Aspilotina (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae), with a new illustra…
The genera and subgenera of the subtribe Aspilotina are reviewed. A new illustrated key to all accepted supraspecies taxa is provided. Grandilota Fischer, 2002, stat. nov. is prop…
Two new species of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from the eastern Pamir Plateau, with four new records from Ch…
Based on surveys of the superfamily Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) in the eastern part of Pamir Plateau from 2021 to 2023, 1770 specimens of Encyrtidae belonging to 21 species in 15 g…
Barbodes klapanunggalensis, a new species of blind subterranean fish (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) from Klapanunggal kars…
Barbodes klapanunggalensis sp. nov. is described on the basis of two specimens collected from the subterranean cave system of Klapanunggal karst area, Bogor Regency, West Java Pro…
Species diversity of bdelloid rotifer (Rotifera, Bdelloidea) in different areas in China, with a description of two new…
China is one of the most biodiverse countries worldwide, with a variety of landforms and climatic conditions. However, the diversity and biogeographic distribution of bdelloid rot…
Centipedes (Myriapoda, Chilopoda) of Aldabra Atoll (Seychelles)
Centipedes collected during Royal Society surveys of the arthropod fauna of the Aldabra Atoll in 1968–1975 are identified, described, and illustrated to provide the first checklis…
Revision of the genus Ninomimus Lindberg, 1934 (Hemiptera, Lygaeoidea, Ninidae), with the description of a new species …
The species of Ninomimus Lindberg, 1934 are reviewed. A new species, Ninomimus fuscus sp. nov., is described from Hunan Province, China. It differs from its two congeners in its s…
Three new species of Batrisini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) from southeast Xizang, China
Three new species of the ant-loving beetle tribe Batrisini, Reitter, 1882 (Pselaphinae: Batrisitae) from southeast Xizang, China are described: Arthromelodes lhunzensis sp. nov., …
A new species of the rib-degenerated loach, genus Protocobitis (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae), from Guangxi, China
A new species of the genus Protocobitis is described based on morphological comparisons and molecular analyses from specimens of a subterranean tributary of the Hongshui River, Li…
Phloeosinus metasequoiae sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Phloeosinini), a new insect pest of Metasequo…
We describe herein a previously unknown species of bark beetle, Phloeosinus metasequoiae Ning, sp. nov., which was discovered in the Xingdoushan National Nature Reserve, Hubei Pro…
Barbastella caspica (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in China: first record and complete mitochondrial genome
The Caspian barbastelle, Barbastella caspica, has spread widely in the Caspian region, Iran, and Central Asia; however, there is no evidence of its occurrence in China so far. Dur…
Three new species of Polleniidae (Diptera) from China
Dexopollenia guangxiensis Liu, Li & Yao, sp. nov., Dexopollenia chongqingensis Liu, Li & Yao, sp. nov. and Xanthotryxus huapingensis Liu, Li & Yao, sp. nov. from the Guangxi Zhuan…
A new species of the genus Amolops (Anura, Ranidae) from the Gaoligong Mountains, China
The Gaoligong Mountains lie at the intersection of three global biodiversity hotspots. In recent years, with the continuous deepening of fieldwork in the region, studies have incr…
Redescription of Papuanatula Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae), with description of a new subgenus and …
Material from the type localities of most described species of Papuanatula and rich material newly collected across New Guinea and on the island Sulawesi form the bases for this c…
Two new wolf-spider species in the genus Hippasosa from Asia (Araneae, Lycosidae)
Two new species of the wolf-spider genus Hippasosa Roewer, 1960 are described from Asia: Hippasosa thailandica sp. nov. (♂) from Thailand and H. yunnanensis sp. nov. (♂♀) from Chi…
A new skink of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata, Scincidae) from Son La Province, northwestern Vietnam
A new species of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 is described from northern Vietnam based on morphological and molecular evidence. Scincella truongi sp. nov. is characterized …
An integrative approach to the delimitation of pseudocryptic species in the Eucyclops speratus complex (Copepoda, Cyclo…
Eucyclops speratus (Lilljeborg, 1901) (Copepoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae) was studied using various methods. Molecular genetic methods (comparison of COI and ITSn molecular markers…
Revision of the Chinese endemic genus Megadrypta Sciaky & Anichtchenko, 2020 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Dryptini), with de…
The species of the genus Megadrypta Sciaky & Anichtchenko, 2020 are reviewed. A new species M. maozhoui sp. nov. is described from Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, China (type locali…
Mutatus gen. nov., a new genus of Phrurolithidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from China, with descriptions of four new species
Mutatus gen. nov. is described from southwest China, including four new species: M. gelao sp. nov. (♂♀, Guizhou Province), M. tianyan sp. nov. (♂♀, Hubei Province), M. tujia sp. n…
Reniscymnus gen. nov., a new genus of Scymnini (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from the Oriental region
Ladybird beetles (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) are a species-rich, ecologically diverse and economically important group of insects. A new ladybird genus of Scymnini, Reniscymnus ge…