Works in Laos
Published research works with metadata for Laos (Country).
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Taxonomic and phylogenetic insights into dipteran-parasitizing Ophiocordyceps: Descriptions of two new species and a ne…
Ophiocordyceps species are renowned for their ecological roles and medicinal potential, yet their diversity on dipteran hosts remains insufficiently documented. Here, we investiga…
Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal three new species of Gibellula (Cordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from spide…
The genus Gibellula (Cordycipitaceae) comprises spider-pathogenic fungi. Three new species, G. pseudopigmentosa, G. pseudosolita, and G. sinensis, were discovered on spiders in th…
Phylogenetic evidence reveal a close relationship between Amphichorda and Ovicillium in Bionectriaceae (Hypocreales)
Animal excrement serves as the primary substrate for Amphichorda, which is found in a wide range of habitats. Based on evolutionary relationships, the genus is currently classifie…
Taxonomy and phylogeny of entomopathogenic fungi from China—revealing two new genera and thirteen new species within Cl…
Scale insects (Coccidae, Hemiptera) and whiteflies (Aleyrodidae, Homoptera) are diminutive, ubiquitous, sap-sucking plant parasites, many of which are serious agricultural pests. …
Species diversity and major host/substrate associations of the genus Akanthomyces (Hypocreales, Cordycipitaceae)
Akanthomyces, a group of fungi with rich morphological and ecological diversity in Cordycipitaceae (Ascomycota, Hypocreales), has a wide distribution amongst diverse habitats. By …
Phylogeny and species delimitations in the economically, medically, and ecologically important genus Samsoniella (Cord…
Samsoniella is a ubiquitous genus of cosmopolitan arthropod-pathogenic fungi in the family Cordycipitaceae. The fungi have economic, medicinal, and ecological importance. Prior ta…
Hebeloma in the Malay Peninsula: Masquerading within Psathyrella
In 1994 Corner published five new species within the genus Psathyrella, all having been collected on the Malay Peninsula between 1929 and 1930. Three of these species belong to th…
Phylogenetic and morphological classification of Ophiocordyceps species on termites from Thailand
Seven new species occurring on termites are added to Ophiocordyceps – O. asiatica, O. brunneirubra, O. khokpasiensis, O. mosingtoensis, O. pseudocommunis, O. pseudorhizoidea and O…
Variation in root traits and phenotypic plasticity between native and introduced populations of the invasive plant Chro…
Understanding intraspecific trait variations, particularly for invasive species that occupy large geographic areas with different resource conditions, can enhance our understandin…
Two new species of Hedyotis L. (Rubiaceae) from Yunnan and Guangxi, China
Two new species, Hedyotis jinghongensis from Yunnan Province and H. austroguangxiensis from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, are described and photographed here. H. jinghonge…
Six new species of Globba L. (Zingiberales, Zingiberaceae) from the Eastern Himalayas and Northeast India
We describe six new species in the genus Globba L.: Globba corniculata sp. nov., Globba paschimbengalensis sp. nov., Globba polymorpha sp. nov., Globba tyrnaensis sp. nov., Globba…
Taxonomic revision of Camellia (Theaceae) in Thailand
Natural plants of Camellia (Theaceae) in Thailand are taxonomically revised with a key, a distribution map, descriptions, specimens examined, and figures of living plants and/or d…
Three new species of Elatostema (Urticaceae) from Thailand
Three new species of Elatostema (Urticaceae) from Thailand, E. kaweesakii Triyutth. & L.F.Fu, sp. nov., E. rubricaule Triyutth. & L.F.Fu, sp. nov. and E. saxatile Triyutth. & L.F.…
Two new species of Navicula (Bacillariophyta) from Southeast Asia
We present light and scanning electron microscopical observations on two new species of Navicula Bory sensu stricto from Southeast Asia. Navicula winoniformis Chudaev, Glushchenko…
Species discrimination of novel chloroplast DNA barcodes and their application for identification of Panax (Aralioidea…
Certain species within the genus Panax L. (Araliaceae) contain pharmacological precious ginsenosides, also known as ginseng saponins. Species containing these compounds are of hig…
Updated description of Diospyros dussaudii Lecomte (Ebenaceae), with lectotypification and notes on its distribution
Diospyros dussaudii is a poorly known species and previous descriptions lacked details about its female flowers and fruits. The species had not been recorded since type collection…
Discovery of the first succulent bamboo (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) in a new genus from Laos’ karst areas, with a unique ad…
Lush jungle flagship species, woody bamboos (Poaceae–Bambusoideae) are famed for their synchronous flowering as well as the extensive “bamboo forests” some species can form in tro…
A new species and two new records of Goniothalamus (Annonaceae) from Lao PDR
Goniothalamus saccopetaloides Y.H. Tan & Bin Yang, a new species is described and illustrated from Laos. This species shows morphological similarities to G. yunnanensis W.T. Wang,…
A new species and two new combinations of Monolophus (Zingiberaceae) from Indo-Burma
Monolophus odontochilus Y.H.Tan & H.B.Ding, a new species from Northern Myanmar, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to M. linearis, but diffe…
An updated checklist of Begonia (Begoniaceae) in Laos, with two new species and five new records
Two new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae), B. laotica (sect. Parvibegonia) and B. hypoleuca (sect. Reichenheimia), from north Laos are described and illustrated. Begonia augusti…
Typification of names in Kaempferia (Zingiberaceae) in the flora of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
Neotypes are designated for five names in Kaempferia (Zingiberaceae) from Lao PDR, namely K. attapeuensis Picheans. & Koonterm, K. champasakensis Picheans. & Koonterm, K. gigantip…
Revision of the genus Salganea Stål (Blattodea, Blaberidae, Panesthiinae) from China, with descriptions of three new sp…
Three new species of Salganea Stål, 1877 are described and illustrated: S. quinquedentata sp. n., S. anisodonta sp. n. and S. flexibilis sp. n. S. taiwanensis Roth, 1979, S. guang…
Taxonomic notes on the genus Eupoa Żabka, 1985 (Arachnida, Araneae, Salticidae)
The south-east Asian genus Eupoa is redescribed and diagnosed. Seven new species are diagnosed, described and illustrated: E. daklak sp. n. (♀) from Viet-Nam; E. lehtineni sp. n. …
A new species of Dysanabatium Bernhauer and additional records of D. jacobsoni Bernhauer (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pa…
Dysanabatium hainanense Peng & Li, sp. n. (Hainan: Wuzhi Shan, Diaoluo Shan) is described and illustrated. Additional records of D. jacobsoni Bernhauer, 1915 are reported. The hab…
A taxonomic review of the Neoserica (sensu lato) septemlamellata group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)
In the present paper the species belonging to the Neoserica (sensu lato) septemlamellata group, that included so far only four known species, are revised. Here we describe eleven …
Four new spider species of the family Theridiosomatidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from caves in Laos
Four new species of the spider family Theridiosomatidae are described from caves in Laos: Alaria cavernicola sp. n. (♂♀), A. navicularis sp. n., (♂♀) A. bicornis sp. n. (♂♀), Chth…
The millipede genus Orthomorpha Bollman, 1893 in Laos (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae), with descriptions of…
The genus Orthomorpha is currently represented in Laos by nine species, including three, O. paviei Brölemann, 1896, O. communis Likhitrakarn, Golovatch & Panha, 2011 and O. cambod…
A systematic revision of Baconia Lewis (Coleoptera, Histeridae, Exosternini)
Here we present a complete revision of the species of Baconia. Up until now there have been 27 species assigned to the genus (Mazur, 2011), in two subgenera (Binhister Cooman and …
Aroid scarabs in the genus Peltonotus Burmeister (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae): key to species and new distrib…
The southeast Asian scarab beetle genus Peltonotus Burmeister (Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae, Cyclocephalini) is reviewed. New country records for Peltonotus morio Burmeister (Myanmar …
Two new species of Vertomannus Distant, 1903 (Heteroptera, Rhyparochromidae, Ozophorini), with proposal of a new subgen…
Two new Vertomannus species, V. flavus sp. n. (south Vietnam) and V. borneensis sp. n. (Borneo) are described. Vertomannus (Elongatomannus), subgen. n. (type species: V. flavus) i…
Taxonomic revision of the genus Callimerus Gorham s. l. (Coleoptera, Cleridae). Part I. latifrons species-group
The latifrons species-group (=Brachycallimerus sensu Chapin 1924, Corporaal 1950; = flavofasciatus-group sensu Kolibáč 1998) of Callimerus Gorham is redefined and revised. Five sp…
The semi-aquatic freshwater earthworms of the genus Glyphidrilus Horst, 1889 from Thailand (Oligochaeta, Almidae) with …
The semi-aquatic freshwater earthworm genus Glyphidrilus Horst, 1889 from Thailand was investigated based on extensive recent collecting. The species in this genus were characteri…
Revision of the Agrilus occipitalis species–group (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilini)
The Agrilus occipitalis species–group is redefined and diagnosed. Two species from this group, A. auriventris Saunders, 1873 and A. occipitalis (Eschscholtz, 1822), are known as t…
Six new species of Agrilus Curtis, 1825 (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilinae) from the Oriental Region related to the em…
Six new species of Agrilus Curtis, 1825 with affinities to the emerald ash borer, A. planipennis Fairmaire, 1888, are described from the Oriental Region: A. crepuscularis sp. n. (…
Revision of the southeast Asian soldier-fly genus Parastratiosphecomyia Brunetti, 1923 (Diptera, Stratiomyidae, Pachyga…
The genus Parastratiosphecomyia Brunetti is revised with the description of two new species: P. freidbergi sp. n. from India and P. rozkosnyi sp. n. from Laos and Thailand. All fo…
A study on the apterous genus Clytomelegena Pic, 1928 (Coleoptera, Disteniidae)
The genus Noeconia Murzin, 1988 is synonymized with Clytomelegena Pic, 1928. Clytomelegena kabakovi (Murzin, 1988), comb. n. is newly recorded from China (Guangxi Prov.). And Laos…
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),…
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…
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…
One the genus Tocama Reitter (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae), with descriptions of two new species from Indoc…
Two new species of the Oriental scarab genus Tocama Reitter, 1902, Tocama laosensis sp. n. and T. procera sp. n., are described from Indochina with diagnoses, distributions, remar…
Revision of the pseudo-orbweavers of the genus Fecenia Simon, 1887 (Araneae, Psechridae), with emphasis on their pre-ep…
The present paper provides a taxonomic revision of the genus Fecenia with emphasis on the characteristics of the pre-epigynes which are integrated for the first time into an ident…
Revision of the Southeast Asian millipede genus Orthomorpha Bollman, 1893, with the proposal of a new genus (Diplopoda,…
The large genus Orthomorpha is rediagnosed and is shown to currently comprise 51 identifiable species ranging from northern Myanmar and Thailand in the Northwest to Lombok Island,…
New species, new records and new morphological characters of the genus Tillicera Spinola from China (Coleoptera, Clerid…
Two new species of the genus Tillicera Spinola, 1844 from China are described and illustrated: Tillicera sensibila sp. n. form Yunnan and Tillicera wenii sp. n. from Taiwan. Tilli…
Parachorius semsanganus sp. n. from Laos, the Asian’s largest Canthonini of special phylogenetic significance
The new species Parachorius semsanganus sp. n. is described from Laos. This enigmatic Oriental deltochiline represents a “morphological link” between Parachorius and Cassolus by s…
New record and dietary ecology of a poorly-known treefrog, Zhangixalus pachyproctus Yu, Hui, Hou, Wu, Rao & Yang, 2019 …
The White-lipped Treefrog Zhangixalus pachyproctus Yu, Hui, Hou, Wu, Rao & Yang, 2019 was previously confused with Zhangixalus smaragdinus (Blyth, 1852). Records of Zhangixalus sm…
Anisandrus bolavenensis sp. nov. (Col.: Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Xyleborini), a new ambrosia beetle from Laos
The ambrosia beetle genus Anisandrus Ferrari, 1867, is a member of the bark and ambrosia beetle subfamily Scolytinae, Tribe Xyleborini. Currently, it is comprised of 40 species of…
A new species of Nesolotis Miyatake, 1966 (Coccinellidae, Coccinellinae, Sticholotidini) from Laos
Nesolotis Miyatake, 1966 shows a high diversity in the Oriental Realm. Here, we recorded this genus in Laos for the first time and provided a detailed description of a new species…
Integrative taxonomic analyses reveal first country records of Occidozyga shiwandashanensis Chen, Peng, Liu, Huang, Lia…
Occidozyga shiwandashaensis was recently discovered from Guangxi Province of China. Hylarana latouchii is a widespread species in southern China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan. B…
Distribution of Ecnomus McLachlan, 1864 (Trichoptera, Ecnomidae) from the Lower Mekong River with a description of Ecno…
Trichoptera were surveyed from four different physiographic regions of the Lower Mekong River, including the Northern Highlands, the Khorat Plateau, the Tonle Sap Basin and the Me…
Checklist of the suborder Terebrantia (Thysanoptera): generic diversity and species composition in Xishuangbanna, Yunna…
Thysanoptera is amongst the most predominant orders of insects in different ecological zones with worldwide distribution. Due to their small size, there is a large gap in their di…