Works in People's Republic of China
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Taxonomic studies on Hygrophorus in China: New species and revised taxonomy
A taxonomic revision of the genus Hygrophorus in China was conducted using integrated morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses, based on sequences of the internal transcr…
Three lignicolous freshwater fungi of Neohelicomyces (Tubeufiales, Tubeufiaceae) from Guizhou Province, China
Lignicolous freshwater fungi are key decomposers in freshwater ecosystems, playing crucial roles in nutrient cycling and energy flow. During investigations into microfungi in fres…
Three novel species of Asterina (Asterinales, Dothideomycetes) from Hainan Province, China
Asterina comprises obligate biotrophic fungal pathogens that form black colonies on the surface of living leaves and derive nutrients by penetrating host epidermal cells, often re…
Ornithoboea brachycarpa (Gesneriaceae), a new cave-dwelling species from Guangxi, China
Ornithoboea brachycarpa C.Xiong, F.Wen & Y.G.Wei, a new cave-dwelling species discovered in Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically distinctive within …
Ceropegia gengmaensis (Apocynaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China
Ceropegia gengmaensis P.R.Luo, A.Liu & H.Sun, a new species from Gengma County, Yunnan, Southwest China, is described. Both morphological characteristics and chloroplast phylogene…
Three new species of genus Onycholabis Bates, 1873 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Platynini) based on morphological and molecu…
Three new species of the genus Onycholabis Bates, 1873 are described, O. hainanus Bolkiboev & Liang, sp. nov. from Hainan; O. tengjhihensis Bolkiboev & Liang, sp. nov., and O. che…
Insights into the Morphostenophanes (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) fauna of the Ailao Mountains: A new species, key, and d…
Morphostenophanes ailaoshanensis sp. nov. is described, which is the fourth species distributed in the Ailao Mountains in Yunnan, China. Detailed illustrations of the habitus and …
Two new species of the genus Morphostenophanes Pic, 1925 from Yunnan, China (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Stenochiinae, C…
Two new species of darkling beetles of the genus Morphostenophanes Pic, 1925 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Stenochiinae, Cnodalonini) are described from Yunnan, China: M. jiaoziensi…
Description of a new species of the orb-weaver spider genus Zangaraneus Mi, Wang & Feng, 2026 (Araneae, Araneidae) from…
The orb-weaver spider genus Zangaraneus Mi, Wang & Feng, 2026 contains four species known only from Xizang, China. In our recent study, the fifth species has been found and is des…
Descriptions of two new species of Spartaeus Thorell, 1891 (Araneae, Salticidae, Spartaeinae) from southern China
Two new species of Spartaeus Thorell, 1891 from southern China are described: S. yingdeensis sp. nov. (♂♀) from Guangdong Province and S. rotiscutus sp. nov. (♂♀) from Yunnan Prov…
A new freshwater snail genus of Squamapicidae (Gastropoda, Truncatelloidea) with a novel posterior respiratory canal un…
Highly ornamented protoconchs and a developed posterior canal are exceptionally rare and unique shell characteristics in strict freshwater gastropods. This study combines morpholo…
Four new species of Pachymerium centipedes from China (Geophilomorpha, Geophilidae)
The genus Pachymerium is nearly cosmopolitan and exhibits considerable dispersal capacity among geophilomorph centipedes. However, its taxonomic study in China remains notably ina…
Luffy gen. nov., a new genus of Staphylinina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae), remarkable for understanding t…
We describe and illustrate a new genus of Staphylinina, Luffy gen. nov., with two new species: L. schillhammeri sp. nov. from Yunnan, China, and L. nika sp. nov. from northern Lao…
Lessons from the slide preparation: A new species of Kaluginia (Diptera, Chironomidae) from China
Kaluginia wangi sp. nov., collected from China, is described and illustrated. The species belongs to the tribe Boreoheptagyiini (Diamesinae). The genus Kaluginia is newly recorded…
Two new cave-dwelling species of Triplophysa (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guizhou, China
Two new cave-dwelling species, Triplophysa zhijinensis sp. nov. and Triplophysa dafangensis sp. nov., are described from karst caves in Guizhou Province, southwestern China. Tripl…
Rhinogobius mengyangensis : a new species of freshwater goby (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from Sichuan Province, southwes…
A new species of freshwater goby, Rhinogobius mengyangensis sp. nov., is described from the upper Changjiang River basin in Sichuan Province, China, based on comparative morpholog…
Huntsman spiders of the genus Sinopoda (Araneae, Sparassidae, Heteropodinae) from the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Pre…
Spiders of the genus Sinopoda Jäger, 1999 from Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China are studied. A total of four species are reported and illustrated o…
Two new species and new records of the genus Pinopellis Assing, 2022 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) from China
New morphological, taxonomic, and faunistic data on the genus Pinopellis Assing, 2022 from China are provided. Two new species of Pinopellis are described: P. liaoi sp. nov. (Guan…
Three new macropterous species, and additional records, of Oedichirus Erichson, 1839 from China (Coleoptera, Staphylini…
Three new macropterous species of the genus Oedichirus Erichson, 1839 from China, are described and illustrated: O. acutus Tang & Peng, sp. nov. (Libo, Guizhou), O. biwenxuani Tan…
Integrative taxonomy reveals previously undescribed diversity within the Gloydius himalayanus complex (Squamata, Viperi…
The Himalaya and Hindu Kush remain among the least scientifically explored mountain regions of Asia. Within their vertebrate fauna, pitvipers of the Gloydius himalayanus (Günther,…
The pill millipede genus Rhopalomeris Verhoeff, 1906 new to the fauna of China, with an integrative description of a ne…
The order Glomerida (pill millipedes) represents a group of terrestrial invertebrates of high ecological and taxonomic significance, yet its diversity and distribution in China re…
Mitogenomic phylogeny of Truncatelloidea with description of Aenigmula sinensis Tang, Han & Kong, sp. nov. (Mollusca, G…
Truncatelloidea is the richest and most diverse group within Mollusca. Both morphological and molecular studies have sought to resolve its phylogenetic framework; however, th…
The hymenopteran parasitoid complex (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae and Pteromalidae) of the weevil beetle Lixus subtilis Boh…
The hymenopteran parasitoid complex of the families Eurytomidae and Pteromalidae associated with Lixus subtilis Boheman, 1836 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) developing on sugar beet …
Key to Chinese species of stenocranine planthoppers (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Delphacidae), with descriptions of two n…
Two new species of the genus Stenocranus Fieber, 1866 and Ceratocranus Fujinuma & Hayashi, 2025, S. fodingshanensis Tang, Li & Chen, sp. nov. and C. huaxiensis Tang, Li & Chen, sp…
Four new species of the genus Lyroda Say (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) from China, with a key to Chinese species
This paper presents a systematic study on the Chinese species of the genus Lyroda Say. Four new species of Lyroda from Yunnan, Guangxi, and Zhejiang provinces are described and il…
Taxonomic revision on the genus Abbottina Jordan & Fowler, 1903 (Cypriniformes, Gobionidae)
The genus Abbottina Jordan & Fowler, 1903 comprises small benthic gobionid fishes widely distributed in East Asia. However, due to the unclear generic characteristics as defined i…
Taxonomic revision of the genus Aberdareleria (Diptera, Heleomyzidae, Oecotheini) with description of a new species fro…
The genus Aberdareleria Woźnica, 1993 (Diptera: Heleomyzidae) was previously considered monotypic and endemic to the Aberdare Mountains, Kenya. Here, we describe A. qinghaiensis s…
First record of the subfamily Trichomyiinae Tonnoir, 1922 and genus Trichomyia Haliday in Curtis, 1839 (Diptera, Psycho…
The subfamily Trichomyiinae Tonnoir, 1922 and the genus Trichomyia Haliday in Curtis, 1839 are recorded for the first time in China. A new species, Trichomyia sinensis sp. nov., i…
Review of the mesh-web spider genus Sudesna Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae, Dictynidae) from Xizang, China
The genus Sudesna Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae, Dictynidae) from Xizang, China is reviewed, including one new combination and four new species: S. linzhiensis (Hu, 2001), comb. nov., S…
A new species of the Drawida japonica species complex (Oligochaeta, Moniligastridae) disclosed by integrative taxonomy …
The Drawida japonica (Michaelsen, 1892) species complex is widely distributed across Asia, yet its taxonomy remains challenging due to morphological conservatism and cryptic diver…
A new species of Arabella (Annelida, Polychaeta, Oenonidae) from the sea off Gouqi Island, Zhejiang, China
Arabella is the second-most diverse genus in the family Oenonidae, with about 50 species known so far. However, until now, there has been no detailed taxonomic information on Arab…
A new species of the genus Calommata Lucas, 1837, with first description of the male of Calommata hangzhica Li & Xu, 20…
A new spider species of the genus Calommata Lucas, 1837 is described from China: C. yueluensis sp. nov. (♂♀). The male of C. hangzhica Li & Xu, 2022 is described for the first tim…
Taxonomic reassessment and color-pattern polymorphism of the Oriental fire-bellied newt Hypselotriton orientalis (Urode…
The Oriental fire-bellied newt Hypselotriton orientalis, widely distributed in eastern China, has long faced taxonomic ambiguities. Although the nominate subspecies of H. oriental…
A new species of the genus Metaphire (Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae) from northern China with data from the mitochondrial…
This study describes a new species, Metaphire wenanensis Liu & Zhao, sp. nov. integrating morphological characters and molecular data. The new species is assigned to the M. houlle…
A new species of Calamaria (Squamata, Calamariidae) from southern China, previously confused with Calamaria pavimentata…
Calamaria pavimentata Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 was originally described from Java Island, Indonesia, yet specimens from southern China, particularly Guangxi, have long been…
Three new species of the Homoneura (Homoneura) singularis group from China (Diptera, Lauxaniidae, Homoneura)
Three species of the subgenus Homoneura (Homoneura) Wulp, 1891 from China are described as new to science: H. (H.) furcata sp. nov., H. (H.) lishuiensis sp. nov., and H. (H.) sexa…
New species of Plateros Bourgeois, 1879 (Coleoptera, Lycidae) from Hainan Island, China
Five new species of Plateros Bourgeois, 1879 are discovered from Hainan Island, China, and described as P. hainanensis sp. nov., P. sinuatus sp. nov., P. elongatus sp. nov., P. de…
Two new species of the bamboo-feeding genus Buloria from China (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae)
Two new species of the bamboo-feeding leafhopper genus Buloria Distant, 1908 (Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Mukariini), B. acuta Sun, Li, Chen & Yang, sp. nov. and B. falcata Sun…
A new tribe of Elicinae Melichar, 1915 (Hemiptera, Tropiduchidae) with the description of a new genus and two new speci…
A new tribe, Elibucini trib. nov., is established in the subfamily Elicinae Melichar, 1915 (Hemiptera, Tropiduchidae) to accommodate the new genus Elibuca Zhou & Chang, gen. nov. …
On the little-known genus Meilichius with descriptions of three new species from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae)
This study is based on a comprehensive morphological examination of physical specimens, high-resolution photographs, and primary literature covering all known species of the genus…
After forty-eight years: An enigmatic new wormlion fly from Xizang, China (Diptera, Vermileonidae)
The brachyceran family Vermileonidae (wormlion flies) is characterised by larvae that construct pitfall traps for predation. The Oriental genus Vermitigris Wheeler, 1930 previousl…
Two new species of Nanorana Günther, 1896 (Anura, Dicroglossidae) from Yunnan, China
Two new species of the Nanorana yunnanensis complex are described from southeastern and northeastern Yunnan Province, China, respectively, based on morphological and molecular evi…
Description of a new species of Stictochironomus Kieffer, 1919 (Diptera, Chironomidae) from China based on DNA barcodin…
In April 2025, adult specimens of Diptera were collected in Henan Province, China., and based on an integrated analysis of DNA barcodes and morphology, a new species is formally d…
Taxonomy of the ant genus Cardiocondyla Emery, 1869 from China, with the description of a new species of the sima group…
The genus Cardiocondyla Emery, 1869 is a diverse group of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae, with a total of 89 recognised species and subspecies recorded worldwide. A new species …
Expanding the horizon: Discovery of two new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcida…
The spiders of the Pholcus phungiformes species group are primarily distributed across five mountain ranges in East Asia: the Lüliang Mountains and the Yanshan-Taihang Mountains i…
Two new species of Comesomatidae (Nematoda, Araeolaimida) from the Rizhao coast of the Yellow Sea, China
To study the diversity and taxonomy of marine nematodes on the Rizhao coast, undisturbed sediment samples have been systematically collected since 2022. Two new species of the fam…
Description of two new species of Rhaphidophora and Diestramima (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae) from China
The family Rhaphidophoridae (Orthoptera, Ensifera) was established by Walker in 1869 with Rhaphidophora Serville, 1838 as the type genus. Morphologically, all species are complete…
Morphology and phylogeny of two acotylean flatworms (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida) from the genera Cryptophallus and Li…
We describe two new species of the genera Cryptophallus Bock, 1913 and Limnoplana Faubel, 1983, which have not been reported for nearly a century. Herein, the genus Limnoplana rep…
Revision of Anadimonia Ogloblin, support for synonymy with Trichocerophysa Gressitt & Kimoto (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae…
The synigonymy of Anadimonia Ogloblin, 1936 with Trichocerophysa Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963 is supported. Trichocerophysa latifascia Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963, syn. nov. is regarded as…
Five new species of Entomobryinae (Collembola, Entomobryidae) from China
Five new scaled species, belonging to three genera of Entomobryinae, are described from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chongqing Municipality, China. Lepidodens maculata sp.…