Works in People's Republic of China
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Five new troglobitic species of Tyrannochthonius (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from the Yunnan, Guizhou a…
Five new species of the genus Tyrannochthonius Chamberlin, 1929 are described from caves in the provinces of Yunnan (T. huilongshanensis sp. nov., T. xinzhaiensis sp. nov., and T.…
Review of Chinese species of the genus Thoracostrongylus Bernhauer, 1915 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae)
Species of the genus Thoracostrongylus Bernhauer, 1915 occurring in China are reviewed. Four new species and one new subspecies are described: T. baishanzuensis sp. nov. (Zhejiang…
Three new species of Diploderma Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Hengduan Mountain Region, south-western …
Three new species of Diploderma are described from the Hengduan Mountain Region in south-western China, based on morphological and genetic data. The first new species from Yulong …
Systematic notes on three troglobitic Anapistula (Araneae, Symphytognathidae) spiders from China, with the description…
Three cave-dwelling spider species belonging to the family Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931, i.e., Anapistula sanjiao sp. nov. (♂♀), A. walayaku sp. nov. (♂♀), and A. panensis Lin,…
Establishment of two new Anaplecta species (Blattodea, Blattoidea, Anaplectidae) based on morphological and COI data w…
Based on morphological characteristics, including male and female genitalia, combined with DNA barcodes, two new species, Anaplecta circinalis Deng & Che, sp. nov. and Anaplecta b…
Genome-wide survey reveals the phylogenomic relationships of Chirolophis japonicus Herzenstein, 1890 (Stichaeidae, Per…
Fish are the largest vertebrate group, consisting of more than 30 000 species with important ecological and economical value, while less than 3% of fish genomes have been publishe…
Redescription of a rarely encountered species Travisa chinensis Grube, 1869 (Annelida, Travisiidae), including a descr…
The original description of Travisia chinensis Grube, 1869 was incomplete, leading to confusion with other species. To clarify the status of this species, we provide a redescripti…
Rhagophthalmidae Olivier, 1907 (Coleoptera, Elateroidea): described genera and species, current problems, and prospect…
Rhagophthalmidae are a small beetle family known from the eastern Palaearctic and Oriental realms. Rhagophthalmidae are closely related to railroad worms (Phengodidae) and firefli…
A detailed comparison of two species in the genus Potamanthus Pictet, 1843 from China (Ephemeroptera, Potamanthidae)
Photographs and details of structures of two Potamanthus species, P. huoshanensis Wu, 1987 and P. luteus (Linnaeus, 1767), are presented for the first time. Here, based upon Chine…
Three new species of the genus Tetragnatha Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) from China
Three new species of Tetragnatha Latreille, 1804 are described from China: T. bifurcata Li & Liu, sp. nov. (♂♀) and T. tortilis Li & Liu, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Yunnan Province, and T…
Chimena gen. nov., a new spider genus (Araneae, Mysmenidae) from China, with descriptions of two new species and a new…
A new mysmenid genus, Chimena gen. nov., is reported from China. Two new species: C. qiong sp. nov. (Hainan, ♂♀, the type species) and C. nantou sp. nov. (Taiwan, ♀) are illustrat…
Description and phylogenetic analysis of two new Episinus (Araneae, Theridiidae) species from China
The spider genus Episinus Walckenaer, 1809 currently contains 66 species worldwide, mostly in warm temperate to tropical areas. This paper describes two new Chinese Episinus speci…
Complete mitochondrial genomes of Boiga kraepelini and Hebius craspedogaster (Reptilia, Squamata, Colubridae) and thei…
The complete sequence of the mitochondrial genome is a powerful tool for studying phylogenetic relationships and molecular evolution in various species. In this work, the mitogeno…
A review of the spider genus Chthonopes (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae), with descriptions of two new species from China
The genus Chthonopes Wunderlich, 2011 is reviewed in this paper. The type species Chthonopes jaegeri Wunderlich, 2011 was illustrated based on new material from the type locality …
Two new species of Diphya Nicolet, 1849 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) from Southwest China
Two new species of tetragnathid spiders from Guizhou and Sichuang provinces of China are described: Diphya guiyang J. Zhang & H. Yu, sp. nov. (♂♀) and Diphya weimiani J. Zhang & H…
Taxonomic study on Mysmenidae spiders (Mysmenidae, Araneae) from Xishuangbanna of Yunnan, China
Thirteen spider species belonging to the family Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928 are reported from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), Menglun Township, Mengla County, Y…
Revision of the genus Urvaschia Hopp (Hemiptera, Lygaeoidea, Oxycarenidae), with descriptions of two new species from …
The species of Urvaschia Hopp, 1987 are reviewed. The following taxonomic change is proposed: Urvaschia obscuripennis (Kiritshenko, 1914), comb. nov. (transferred from Microplax F…
A survey of the genus Himalaphantes Tanasevitch, 1992 (Araneae, Linyphiidae) with description of three new species fro…
Three new species of Himalaphantes Tanasevitch, 1992 from Yunnan province, China, are described: H. arcuatus sp. nov. (♀), H. lingulatus sp. nov. (♂♀), and H. uncatus sp. nov. (♂♀…
Taxonomic study on the genus Xenicotela Bates from China (Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Lamiini)
A taxonomic review of the Chinese species of the genus Xenicotela Bates, 1884 is presented. A new species, Xenicotela griseomaculata sp. nov., is described from Chongqing, China, …
Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Solskyia Solsky, 1881 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Akidini) from China
Two new species of the genus Solskyia, S. infossata sp. nov. and S. lhozhaga sp. nov., are described and illustrated from Xizang, China. Solskyia lhasana is redescribed and figure…
A new genus and species of minute litter bugs family Schizopteridae Reuter, 1891 from China (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, D…
A new genus and species of Schizopteridae, Cornonannus bui gen. et sp. nov. is described from Yunnan Province, China. The new genus is closest to Pachyplagia Gross, 1951, Ogeria, …
Two new synonyms in the subfamily Theridiinae (Araneae, Theridiidae)
Two new synonyms in the subfamily Theridiinae Sundevall, 1833 (Araneae, Theridiidae) are reported. Theridion hui Zhu, 1998 is proposed as a junior synonym of Theridion innocuum Th…
Discovery of a new limestone karst-restricted odorous frog from northern Guangdong, China (Anura, Ranidae, Odorrana)
Karstic landscapes play an important role in biodiversity formation and often contain high levels of endemism. However, site-endemic taxa in karstic landscapes are being threatene…
Exploring the diversity of Eupolyphaga Chopard, 1929 (Blattodea, Corydioidea): species delimitation based on morpholog…
Eupolyphaga Chopard, 1929 is a cockroach genus mainly endemic to China. In this study, the species diversity of this genus is further explored through morphology and molecular ana…
A review of the sinica species group within the genus Lilioceris (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Criocerinae)
A new species group of the genus Lilioceris Reitter, 1913 is proposed and reviewed, the sinica group. It includes six species: L. gressitti Medvedev, 1958; L. rugata (Baly, 1865);…
A new genus and nine species of jumping spiders from Hainan Island, China (Araneae, Salticidae)
A new genus and eight new species of jumping spiders from Hainan Island, China are reported. Pengmarengo gen. nov. is erected to accommodate the type species P. yangi sp. nov. (♂♀…
A new species of Rhacophorus (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Guangxi, China
Based on morphological and molecular evidence of five male adult specimens collected from Napo County, Baise City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, we describe a new speci…
One new genus and two new species of the spider family Phrurolithidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Xishuangbanna Tropical…
Edelithus gen. nov. is described based on the discovery and description of two new species from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China: E. puer sp. nov. and E. shenmiguo sp. nov. B…
A new species of Sinopoda from China, with first description of the male of S. wuyiensis Liu, 2021 (Araneae, Sparassid…
One new species of the genus Sinopoda Jäger, 1999, S. muyuensis sp. nov. (♂, ♀), is described and figured from the Shennongjia Forestry District, Hubei Province, China. In additio…
On eleven species of jumping spiders from Xishuangbanna, China (Araneae, Salticidae)
One new genus and eight new species from Xishuangbanna, China are described and diagnosed: Bocusoides zhaoi gen. and sp. nov., Euochin mii sp. nov. (♂♀), E. tangi sp. nov. (♀), Eu…
Taxonomic review of the subgenus Tatsipolia Benedek, Behounek, Floriani & Saldaitis of the genus Dasypolia Guenée with…
The subgenus Tatsipolia Benedek, Behounek, Floriani & Saldaitis, 2011 of the genus Dasypolia Guenée, 1852 is reviewed. Two new species, D. (T.) sejilaensis sp. nov. and D. (T.) ce…
Complete mitochondrial genomes of two catfishes (Siluriformes, Bagridae) and their phylogenetic implications
The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) has been widely used as a molecular marker to investigate phylogenetic analysis and evolutionary history in fish. However, the study of mitog…
Exploring cryptic biodiversity in a world heritage site: a new pitviper (Squamata, Viperidae, Crotalinae) from Jiuzhai…
This study presents a comprehensive morphological comparison along with molecular phylogeny of the genus Gloydius based on five mitochondrial genes (12S, 16S, COI, cytb, and ND4).…
Systematic review of the firefly genus Emeia Fu, Ballantyne & Lambkin, 2012 (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) from China
The Luciolinae genus Emeia Fu, Ballantyne & Lambkin, 2012 is reviewed. Phylogenetic relationships based on cox1 DNA barcoding sequences from 42 fireflies and 2 outgroup species ar…
Three new species of the genus Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1913 (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) from the National Park of Hainan …
Three new species of the predaceous midges of genus Alluaudomyia Kieffer, 1913: A. flavinotum Wu & Li, sp. nov. of the maculipennis group, and A. reflexuralis Wu & Li, sp. nov. an…
Revision of two species of Sinopotamon Bott, 1967 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Potamidae) endemic to China: a new combinatio…
The systematics of two problematic potamid species, Sinopotamon koatenense (Rathbun, 1904) and Sinopotamon wuyiensis Li, Lin, Cheng & Tang, 1985, both originally described from th…
New species of the genus Molanna Curtis, 1834 (Trichoptera, Molannidae) in China inferred from morphology and DNA barc…
The male adult of Molanna truncata Ge, Peng & Sun sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on material collected in Si-chuan, China. It could be diagnosed by the subtriangular …
A cryptic species of the Amolops ricketti species group (Anura, Ranidae) from China–Vietnam border regions
It was supposed that the current records of Amolops ricketti might be a species complex composed of multiple species. In this study, on the basis of wide sampling, we found that t…
The complete mitochondrial genome of Meloe proscarabaeus (Coleoptera, Meloidae): genome descriptions and phylogenetic …
Oil beetles are meloids, which are characterised for their cleptoparasitic habits in bee nests and oily fluid of cantharidin that causes blistering and swelling of the skin. The c…
Ground spiders (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from Jiangxi Province, China
A list of 26 gnaphosid species belonging to 14 genera collected in Jiangxi Province, China, is provided. Three new species of ground spiders from Jiangxi Province of China are dia…
Revision of the javanicus species group of the millipede genus Glyphiulus Gervais, 1847, with descriptions of five new…
The javanicus-group of Glyphiulus is re-assessed and its Chinese component species are presently divided between the following two newly-circumscribed species groups, i.e. the for…
Description of a new Kurixalus species (Rhacophoridae, Anura) and a northwards range extension of the genus
Knowledge of biodiversity before species become extinct is paramount to conservation, especially when the relevant species are far from their expected distribution and, thus, like…
Six new species of Aspidophorodon Verma, 1967 (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Aphidinae) from China
The genus Aspidophorodon Verma is presented including six new species from China namely Aspidophorodon capitatum Qiao & Xu, sp. nov. Aspidophorodon lon…
Caridina stellata, a new species of atyid shrimp (Decapoda, Caridea, Atyidae) with the male description of Caridina ca…
Caridina stellata sp. nov. is described from streams in Guangxi, south-western China. The new species clearly belongs to “Caridina serrata group” of the genus and shows a morpholo…
Taxonomic study on the genus Stenochironomus Kieffer from the Baishanzu Nature Reserve, China (Diptera, Chironomidae)
During the summer of July to September 2020, a biodiversity survey on Chironomidae of Baishanzu Nature Reserve, China was made. In total, five Stenochironomus taxa/species were di…
A new species of Notacanthella Jacobus & McCafferty, 2008 (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerellidae) from Yunnan, China
Notacanthella jinwu Li & Jacobus, sp. nov. is described based on egg, nymph, and winged stages from Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. The nymph of the new sp…
Comparative morphology of part of the integumental fine structure of two Erythroneurine species: Singapora shinshana (…
This study describes the fine structure of the mouthparts, antennae, forewings, and brochosomes of two leafhopper species belonging to the typhlocybine tribe Erythroneurini collec…
A new species of Arrhopalites Börner (Collembola, Symphypleona, Arrhopalitidae) from China, with a key to the Asian sp…
The second species of Arrhopalites from China is described and illustrated and an identification key to the Asian species of the caecus group is presented. Arrhopalites brevicorni…
Five new species of Synagelides Strand, 1906 from China (Araneae, Salticidae)
Five new species of salticids were collected from China: Synagelides emangou Liu, sp. nov. (♂, ♀) from Gansu province, and S. jinding Liu, sp. nov. (♂), S. serratus Liu, sp. nov. …
Three new species of Macrostomum (Platyhelminthes, Macrostomorpha) from China and Australia, with notes on taxonomy an…
In this paper, three species of the macrostomid free-living flatworm genus Macrostomum are described. Two species, Macrostomum littorale Wang & Shi, sp. nov. and M. shekouense Wan…