Works in Asia
Published research works with metadata for Asia (Continent).
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An aberrant species of Nipponocercyon from Sichuan, China (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Sphaeridiinae)
A detailed examination of specimens of Cryptopleurum sichuanicum Ryndevich, 2005 from high altitudes of Sichuan Province, China, revealed that the species belongs in the genus Nip…
Description of two new Stenohya species from China (Pseudoscorpiones, Neobisiidae)
Two new species of the genus Stenohya Beier, 1967 are described from China: Stenohya pengae sp. n. (male and female; type locality Daming Mountain, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Au…
Revised concept of the genus Euryporus Erichson (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae) and phylogenetic significanc…
The Staphylinini rove beetle genus Euryporus Erichson from the subtribe Quediina is restricted to include only three species from the Western Palearctic region: E. picipes (Paykul…
Review of the odd chrysidid genus Loboscelidia Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae, Loboscelidiinae)
The chrysidid genus Loboscelidia is reviewed and 11 new species are described, including L. cinnamonea (Borneo), L. fulgens (Viet Nam), L. fulva (Thailand), L. incompleta (India),…
A new species of the genus Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915 (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Oriental China
A new species of the genus Microtendipes Kieffer, 1915, M. zhejiangensis sp.n., is described, and its morphological description and illustrations are given. A catalogue of the gen…
A new ant species of the genus Tapinoma (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with a key to the Arabian species
Tapinoma wilsoni sp. n. is described and illustrated from Saudi Arabia based on the worker caste collected from Al Baha, Saudi Arabia. It closely resembles Tapinoma lugubre Santsc…
Studies of the genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939 (Nematoda, Nordiidae) from Arctic polar deserts. 1. Species with long odon…
Two nematode species of the genus Enchodelus Thorne, 1939, one new and one known from Arctic polar deserts were studied. Enchodelus makarovae sp. n. is an amphimictic species, cha…
A review of the genus Raveniola (Araneae, Nemesiidae) in China, with notes on allied genera and description of four new…
The Chinese representatives of Raveniola Zonstein, 1987 are currently recognized to comprise seven species. Four new species – R. montana sp. n. (♂♀), R. shangrila sp. n. (♂), R. …
Two new species of Megacanthaspis Takagi (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Coccoidea, Diaspididae) from China
Two new species of armored scale, Megacanthaspis hangzhouensis Wei & Feng, sp. n. and M. hainanensis Wei & Feng, sp. n. are described and illustrated from specimens collected from…
Two new species of Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934 (Diptera, Chironomidae) from China
Two new species of Bryophaenocladius Thienemann, 1934, B. mucronatus sp. n. and B. parictericus sp. n. are described and illustrated as males. A key to male imagines of the genus …
Two new species of Olecryptotendipes Zorina, 2007 from China (Diptera, Chironomidae)
Two new species, Olecryptotendipes exilis sp. n. and O. melasmus sp. n. are described and illustrated as males and Chinese males of O. lenzi are re-examined. A key to all known ma…
A new species and new records of Laelaspis Berlese (Acari, Laelapidae) from Iran
This paper reports on three species of mites of the genus Laelaspis in Iran – Laelaspis calidus Berlese from Pheidole pallidula, L. humeratus (Berlese) from Tetramorium caespitum …
A new species of Orobdella (Hirudinida, Arhynchobdellida, Orobdellidae) from Taipei, Taiwan
A new quadrannulate species of Orobdella, Orobdella ketagalan sp. n., from Taipei, Taiwan, is described. This is the first record of Orobdella and the family Orobdellidae from Tai…
White-toothed shrews (Mammalia, Soricomorpha, Crocidura) of coastal islands of Vietnam
New findings of the white-toothed shrews (Crocidura spp.) from offshore islands of Vietnam are reported. The species identifications have been confirmed by the analysis of complet…
Taxonomic studies on genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with report of two new species and three new reco…
Two new species of Tetramorium Mayr, namely T. shivalikense sp. n. and T. triangulatum sp. n. are described. Tetramorium triangulatum sp. n. belongs to the inglebyi-species group …
First description of the male with redescription of the female of Araneus strandiellus Charitonov, 1951 (Araneae, Arane…
Redescription of Central Asian orb-weaver Araneus strandiellus Charitonov, 1951, only known from the original description of female. The male of this species, previously unknown, …
A review of the spider genus Haplodrassus Chamberlin, 1922 in Crimea (Ukraine) and adjacent areas (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)
Eight species of Haplodrassus are recorded from Crimea: H. bohemicus Miller & Buchar, 1977; H. dalmatensis (L. Koch, 1866); H. isaevi Ponomarev & Tsvetkov, 2006; H. minor (O. P.-C…
Three new species of Lathrobium Gravenhorst (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) from Sichuan, Southwest China
Three new species of the genus Lathrobium Gravenhorst, 1802 from Sichuan Province, Southwest China are described and illustrated: L. acutissimum sp. n., L. hailuogouense sp. n. an…
Review of the Eospilarctia yuennanica group (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from the Indo – Himalayan region, with d…
Two new Eospilarctia species and one new subspecies from China, Myanmar and Vietnam, respectively, are described. Superficially the new species Eospilarctia maciai sp. n., Eospila…
First record of the genus Bankisus Navás, 1912 in China, with the description of a new species (Neuroptera, Myrmeleont…
A new species of Bankisus Navás, 1912, (Bankisus sparsus sp. n.) is described and illustrated with the genus newly recorded from China. A key to species of Bankisus is provided.
Water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia) from Baishih River drainage in Northern Taiwan, with description of two new species
New records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Baishih River drainage of north Taiwan, are presented. Twelve species are recorded, of which ten are new for Taiwan; two of t…
Description of Crassolabium persicum sp. n. (Nematoda, Dorylaimida, Qudsianematidae), an interesting species from Iran
A new species of the genus Crassolabium, C. persicum sp. n., collected from Arasbaran rangelands of Iran, is described and illustrated. It is characterized by its body 1.92–2.40 m…
A key to known species of Episcapha (subgenus Ephicaspa Chûjô) (Coleoptera, Erotylidae, Megalodacnini), with the descri…
Two new species Episcapha (Ephicaspa) lushuiensis sp. n. and Episcapha (Ephicaspa) quadriconcava sp. n. are described and illustrated from China. A key to known species of subgenu…
Taxonomic overview of Polymixis serpentina (Treitschke, 1825) species-group, with the description of a new species (Lep…
The taxa of the Polymixis serpentina (Treitschke, 1825) species-group are revised. The external and genital features of all known taxa and a new species, P. ivanchiki sp. n. (Leba…
Taxonomy and species-groups of the subgenus Crematogaster (Orthocrema) in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
The species-level taxonomy of the subgenus Crematogaster (Orthocrema) in the Malagasy region is evaluated with both morphological data from worker and queen ants, and genetic data…
A new marine gobiid species of the genus Clariger Jordan & Snyder (Gobiidae, Teleostei) from Taiwan
A new species of Clariger Jordan & Snyder, 1901 was collected from northern Taiwan. The genus was previously known only from Japanese waters. This discovery is the first formal an…
Species of the genus Chrysotimus Loew from China (Diptera, Dolichopodidae)
The following three species are described as new to science: C. dalongensis sp. n., C. huairouensis sp. n., and C. hubeiensis sp. n., Chrysotimus apicicurvatus Yang, is recorded f…
Opisthobranchs from the western Indian Ocean, with descriptions of two new species and ten new records (Mollusca, Gastr…
Seventy species of opisthobranchs are described in this work based on collections from the Persian Gulf, Socotra, Kenya, Zanzibar, Madagascar, La Réunion, Mauritius, the Seychelle…
Eriophyoid mites from Qinghai Province, northwestern China with descriptions of nine new species (Acari, Eriophyoidea)
Eriophyoid mites from Qinghai Province, northwestern China were studied herein. Up to now, only six species have been reported from Qinghai Province. In field surveys, 17 eriophyo…
The velvet spiders: an atlas of the Eresidae (Arachnida, Araneae)
The family Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1850 is reviewed at the genus level. The family comprises nine genera including one new genus. They are: Adonea Simon, 1873, Dorceus C. L. Koch, 18…
Lithobius (Monotarsobius) monoforaminis sp. n., a new species of lithobiid centipede from central China (Chilopoda, Lit…
The present paper describes a new species Lithobius (Monotarsobius) monoforaminis sp. n. (Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae) recently discovered from Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces, Centr…
Review of the Southeast Asian species of the Aenictus javanus and Aenictus philippinensis species groups (Hymenoptera, …
The Southeast Asian species of the Aenictus javanus and Aenictus philippinensis groups are revised. Six species (four named and two new species) of the Aenictus javanus group occu…
Two new species of the interstitial genus Parvocythere (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Cytheroidea) from Japan: an example of mo…
Two new species of the interstitial ostracod genus Parvocythere, P. gottwaldi sp. n. and P. gracilis sp. n., are herein described. Although these two new species are clearly disti…
Description and DNA barcoding of Tipula (Pterelachisus) recondita sp. n. from the Palaearctic region (Diptera, Tipulida…
Tipula (Pterelachisus) recondita Pilipenko & Salmela, sp. n. is described. The new species is collected from two localities: Finland, Kittilä (North boreal ecoregion) and Russia, …
Two new spider species of the genus Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 (Araneae, Theridiidae) in Hainan Island, China
Two new spider species of the genus Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 are reported from Hainan Island, China, Chrysso bifurca sp. n. (male, female) and C. bicuspidata sp. n. (male, fe…
Cheiriphotis trifurcata, new species (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Corophiidae, Protomedeiinae) from the Seagrass Bed of the L…
A new species of corophiid Amphipoda, Cheiriphotis trifurcata, collected from the seagrass bed of the Lower Gulf of Thailand, is described. Cheiriphotis trifurcata is characterize…
Three species of Amphicorina (Annelida, Sabellida, Sabellidae) from Japan, with descriptions of two new species
We describe two new species and redescribe one in the polychaete genus Amphicorina Claparède, 1864 (Sabellidae) from Hokkaido, Japan. Amphicorina ascidicola sp. n. differs from it…
First record of the leafhopper genus Sweta Viraktamath & Dietrich (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae,Typhlocybinae) from China, w…
Sweta bambusana sp. n. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Dikraneurini), a new bamboo-feeding species, is described and illustrated from Guizhou and Guangdong of China. This…
Two new species of Pseudohadena Alphéraky, 1889 from Kazakhstan (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Xyleninae)
Two new species of Pseudohadena, P. anatine sp. n. and P. gorbunovi sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) are described from Ustyurt, Kazakhstan. Illustrations of adults and the genital…
A new Synersaga species from Cambodia (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae), with a world catalogue of the genus
A new species of the genus Synersaga Gozmány, S. mondulkiriensis sp. n., is described from Cambodia. The genus is diagnosed, and a global catalogue for the genus is provided.
Three new species of the genus Lathrobium Gravenhorst (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) from the Jiulongshan Natu…
Three new species of the genus Lathrobium Gravenhorst from Jiulongshan Natural Reserve, Zhejiang, East China, L. jiulongshanense sp. n., L. sheni sp. n. and L. zhaotiexiongi sp. n…
Review of the species of Michotamia from China with a description of a new species (Diptera, Asilidae)
Three species of Michotamia are recorded from China. Of these M. aurata (Fabricius, 1794) was previously reported from Hainan and Taiwan. M. assamensis Joseph & Parui, 1995 is rec…
Review of Dicrotendipes Kieffer from China (Diptera, Chironomidae)
The genus Dicrotendipes Kieffer from China, including 8 species, is reviewed. Two new species, D. nudus sp.n. and D. saetanumerosus sp.n. are described and the male imagines are i…
The genus Shirozuella Sasaji (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Shirozuellini) from the Chinese mainland
The genus Shirozuella Sasaji, 1967 from the Chinese mainland is reviewed. Eight species are recognized, including four new species: S. motuoensis sp. n., S. tibetina sp. n., S. un…
A new sexannulate species of Orobdella (Hirudinida, Arhynchobdellida, Orobdellidae) from Yakushima Island, Japan
A new sexannulate species of the genus Orobdella Oka, 1895, Orobdella mononoke sp. n., is described on the basis of five specimens collected from Yakushima Island, Japan. Orobdell…
Sinocorophium hangangense sp. n. (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Corophiidae), a new species from Korea, with a key to the genus…
A new species of the corophiid gammaridean amphipod belonging to the genus Sinocorophium Bousfield and Hoover was collected from the lower reaches of the Han River in Gyeonggi-do,…
Taxonomic study of the genus Prorophora Ragonot, 1887 (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae) in China, with description o…
The genus Prorophora Ragonot, 1887 is newly recorded for China. Of the three species treated here, Prorophora (Reisserempista) binacantha sp. n. is described as new; P. (Prorophor…
A new genus, two new species and a new record of subfamily Cecidophyinae (Acari, Eriophyidae) from China
A new genus and two new species belonging to subfamily Cecidophyinae, namely Kyllocarus reticulatus gen. n., sp. n. infesting Lithocarpus brevicaudatus (Skan) Hay. (Fagaceae) and …
The soil mite genus Conchogneta (Acari, Oribatida, Autognetidae), with new findings from Mongolia
This work deals with taxonomy, geographical distribution as well as known ecology of oribatid mites of the genus Conchogneta Grandjean, 1963 in the world. The majority of species …
Megalara garuda, a new genus and species of larrine wasps from Indonesia (Larrinae, Crabronidae, Hymenoptera)
A new genus and species, Megalara garuda is described from Sulawesi (Indonesia). The new species is one the largest known members of the crabronid subfamily Larrinae. It has a uni…