Works in People's Republic of China
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A new cryptic species in the Theloderma rhododiscus complex (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from China–Vietnam border regions
We describe a new species of Theloderma from southern Yunnan, China and northern Vietnam based on morphological and molecular evidence. Theloderma hekouense sp. nov., which had be…
Three new species of non-marine ostracods (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from small water bodies of northern China
Three new species, Pseudocandona cheni sp. nov., Cyclocypris pangi sp. nov., and Tonnacypris rectangularis sp. nov., collected from northern China, are described in this study. Ps…
Two new species of cave-adapted pseudoscorpions (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from Yunnan, China
Two new cave-adapted pseudoscorpion species belonging to the family Chthoniidae are described: Tyrannochthonius pandus sp. nov. from Biyu Cave (Yunnan: Luxi) and Lagynochthonius l…
Three new species of Apseudomorpha (Crustacea, Tanaidacea) from Jiaozhou Bay, the Yellow Sea, and the South China Sea …
Three new species of the crustacean order Tanaidacea are described from the coasts of China. Apseudes spinidigitus sp. nov. (family Apseudidae), from the South China Sea, can be d…
Revision of rove beetle genus Bolitogyrus Chevrolat (Staphylininae, Cyrtoquediini). Supplement 1
Bolitogyrus is a moderately diverse genus of 78 species that are widely disjunct in the subtropical and tropical forests of the Neotropical and Oriental regions. Following recent …
Descriptions of two new Idiocerini leafhoppers of the genus Idioscopus (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) from China
Two new species of the leafhopper genus Idioscopus Baker are described from China: Idioscopus bihamulus sp. nov. and I. ventrispinus sp. nov., the latter recorded on a species of …
A new species of medicinal leech in the genus Hirudo Linnaeus, 1758 (Hirudiniformes, Hirudinidae) from Tianjin City, C…
Medicinal leeches in the genus Hirudo have been utilized for therapeutic procedures for thousands of years. To date, six known species of Hirudo are widely distributed in differen…
A new species of Trisiniotus Jeannel from Mao-shan, East China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae)
The genus Trisiniotus Jeannel of the pselaphine tribe Batrisini comprises two species distributed in North India and southern Myanmar. Here, a third species, T. taoismus Feng & Yi…
Crab spiders (Araneae, Thomisidae) of Jinggang Mountain National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province, China
A list of 34 thomisid species belonging to 21 genera collected in Jangxi Province of China is provided. Five new species are described: Angaeus xieluae Liu, sp. nov. (♂♀), Lysitel…
Description of two new species of the genus Tillicera Spinola (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Clerinae), with new synonyms, new…
Two species, Tillicera fortis sp. nov. and Tillicera spinosa sp. nov., are newly described. New distributional records are presented for Tillicera callosa Gerstmeier & Bernhard, 2…
An update to the 2014 nomenclator of Valvatidae
This contribution is an update to the 2014 compilation of all supra- and (infra-) specific taxa of extant and fossil Valvatidae, a group of freshwater operculate snails near the b…
Two new species and records of Neoperla (Plecoptera, Perlidae) from Yunnan, China
Two new species of the stonefly genus Neoperla, N. gaoligongshana sp. nov. and N. hajeki sp. nov. are described from Yunnan Province of southwestern China based on the morphologic…
On the genus Coccophagus Westwood (Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae) from Xishuangbanna Rainforest. Contribution I: Two new sp…
Two new species belonging to the varius group of Coccophagus, C. breviclavulus sp. nov. and C. perlucidus sp. nov., are described from Xishuangbanna Rainforest (China, Yunnan). Co…
Additional fauna of Coelostoma Brullé, 1835 from China, with re-establishment of Coelostoma sulcatum Pu, 1963 as a val…
Six new species of Coelostoma Brullé, 1835 are described from China: Coelostoma bannanicum Mai & Jia, sp. nov., C. dactylopunctum Mai & Jia, sp. nov., C. fortunum Mai & Jia, sp. n…
A new Gammarus species from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (China) with a key to Xinjiang freshwater gammarids (Crus…
A new species of the genus Gammarus Fabricius, 1775 is described and illustrated from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Gammarus zhouqiongi sp. nov. is characterized by per…
Flospes gen. nov. (Orthoptera, Trigonidiidae, Trigonidiinae), a genus of swordtail crickets from China, with two new s…
We propose the genus Flospes gen. nov. for two new species, Flospes guangxiensis sp. nov. and Flospes viridipennis sp. nov., obtained from Guangxi and Hainan provinces, China, res…
A new species and a newly recorded subgenus of Lipotriches Gerstaecker, 1858 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Halictidae, Nomiin…
Two Chinese species of the genus Lipotriches Gerstaecker, 1858 are treated in this paper. Lipotriches (Lipotriches) guihongi Zhang & Niu, sp. nov. is recognized as a new species a…
A revision of the genus Ecpyrrhorrhoe Hübner, 1825 from China based on morphology and molecular data, with description…
The genus Ecpyrrhorrhoe Hübner, 1825 is revised. Most type materials were examined, and a preliminary phylogeny is presented based on a combined dataset of COI, 16S rRNA, 28S rRNA…
A new species of Suwallia Ricker, 1943 (Plecoptera, Chloroperlidae) from southwestern China, with an updated key to ma…
A new species of the genus Suwallia Ricker, 1943 (Plecoptera, Chloroperlidae), Suwallia dengba sp. nov., is described from Tibet and Yunnan, southwestern China. A diagnosis and de…
A new species of Homatula (Teleostei, Cobitoidea, Nemacheilidae) from the Pearl River drainage, Yunnan, China
Based on morphological and molecular analysis of Homatula species distributed in the Nanpanjiang River in Yunnan, China, we described a new species, Homatula robusta sp. nov. It d…
First and second instar larvae and adults of a new Homidia species (Collembola, Entomobryidae) recorded from Xizang Au…
Three new recorded species of genus Homidia were collected from Xizang Autonomous Region, China, in the present paper. Among them, a new species, Homidia breviseta Pan, sp. nov., …
The revalidation of Otostigmus (O.) lewisi Song et al., 2005 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) based on new material…
Otostigmus (O.) lewisi Song et al., 2005 was described from sub-adult specimens from Jiacha County (Xizang, China), but was synonymized by Lewis (2010) with the Nepalese species O…
Comparative mitogenomic analysis of two earwigs (Insecta, Dermaptera) and the preliminary phylogenetic implications
The phylogenetic position and inner relationships of Dermaptera remain unresolved despite the numerous efforts using morphological and molecular data. To facilitate the resolution…
A review of the genus Laeocathaica Möllendorff, 1899 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Camaenidae)
In this paper an overview of the Laeocathaica species is provided, and the intraspecific variability of several Laeocathaica species demonstrated on multiple shells. Laeocathaica …
A new ghost shrimp of the genus Pugnatrypaea (Decapoda, Axiidea, Callianassidae) from the South China Sea
A new species of the genus Pugnatrypaea Poore, Dworschak, Robles, Mantelatto & Felder, 2019, Pugnatrypaea ruiyui sp. nov., collected from the northern South China Sea, is describe…
Taxonomic notes on the genus Phrynarachne from China (Araneae, Thomisidae)
Four new species of the genus Phrynarachne Thorell, 1869 from China are described: P. dreepy Lin & S. Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), P. xuxiake Lin & S. Li, sp. nov. (♀), P. yunhui Lin & S. L…
Xenos yangi sp. nov.: A new twisted-wing parasite species (Strepsiptera, Xenidae) from Gaoligong Mountains, Southwest …
Here we report a new twisted-wing parasite species of the family Xenidae based on both morphological and molecular evidence. By using nearly complete mitogenomes, we confirmed the…
The genus Erhaia (Gastropoda, Truncatelloidea, Amnicolidae), with a new species from Bhutan
The distribution of the five Erhaia (Gastropoda, Truncatelloidea, Amnicolidae) species that are diagnosed by both morphological and molecular data is combined with several records…
The Oriental millipede genus Nepalella Shear, 1979, with the description of a new species from Thailand and an updated…
The Oriental genus Nepalella is reviewed, rediagnosed and shown to comprise 28 species, including N. siamensis sp. nov. from southeastern Thailand. All Nepalella species are keyed…
Taxonomy of Landrevus species group of Velarifictorus Randell, 1964 (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae) with one new sp…
The Landrevus species group includes four Velarifictorus species that are related to Landrevinae crickets (Velarifictorus elephas Gorochov, 1992, Velarifictorus bubalus Gorochov, …
A new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) from southwestern Yunnan, China
A new species of the Cyrtodactylus chauquangensis species group is described based on four specimens collected from the karst formations of Menglian County, Puer City, Yunnan Prov…
A new species of Asiatic shrew of the genus Chodsigoa (Soricidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from the Dabie Mountains, An…
Asiatic shrews of the genus Chodsigoa (Soricidae, Eulipotyphla) currently comprise nine species, mostly occurring in southwest China. From May 2017 to August 2020, 11 specimens of…
Comparative analysis of the mitogenomes of two Corydoras (Siluriformes, Loricarioidei) with nine known Corydoras, and …
Corydoras is a speciose catfish genus from South America with widely investigated phylogenetic and evolutionary relationships. The complete mitogenomes of C. aeneus and C. paleatu…
Notes on the taxonomic status and distribution of some Cylindrotomidae (Diptera, Tipuloidea), with emphasis on Japanes…
A morphological and molecular study of 17 Cylindrotomidae species revealed that the two subspecies of Cylindrotoma distinctissima, the Nearctic C. americana Osten Sacken, 1865, st…
A revision of the genus Cylindroeme Vives (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae)
The genus Cylindroeme Vives, 2019 is taxonomically revised. The type species, Cylindroeme vietnamica Vives, 2019 is redescribed and a second species from Qinghai (China), Cylindro…
Meotipa species (Araneae, Theridiidae) from China
In an ongoing effort to expand knowledge of the Chinese cobweb spider fauna (Theridiidae), the genus Meotipa Simon, 1894 is reviewed. Two new species are described, Meotipa pseudo…
Corynoneura Winnertz species from Hunan Province, Oriental China, delineated with morphological and 16S rDNA data (Dip…
The genus Corynoneura Winnertz, 1846 from Hunan Province in Oriental China is reviewed. Four new species, C. enormis Fu sp. nov., C. gibbera Fu sp. nov., C. incuria Fu sp. nov., a…
Nanhuaphasma Chen, He & Li, 2002 is a junior synonym of Dajaca Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (Phasmatodea, Aschiphasmati…
The genus Nanhuaphasma Chen, He & Li, 2002 was established as a member of the family Pseudophasmatidae Rehn, 1904 (now belonging to Aschiphasmatidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893) b…
New species and new records of Scolytoplatypus Schaufuss (Curculionidae, Scolytinae) from China, and resurrection of S…
This study describes two new species, Scolytoplatypus wugongshanensis Liao, Lai & Beaver, sp. nov. and S. skyliuae Liao, Lai & Beaver, sp. nov., reinstates S. sinensis (Tsai & Hua…
Complete mitochondrial genome of Rhodeus cyanorostris (Teleostei, Cyprinidae): characterization and phylogenetic analy…
Rhodeus cyanorostris Li, Liao & Arai, 2020 is a freshwater fish that is endemic to China and restricted to Chengdu City in Sichuan Province. This study is the first to sequence an…
Two new species of the genus Chilobrachys (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from China
Two new species of the genus Chilobrachys Karsh, 1892 are described from China: Chilobrachys dominus Lin & Li, sp. nov. from Yunnan and C. jinchengi Lin & Li, sp. nov. from Tibet.…
Two new species of Heteroconis Enderlein, 1905 from China (Neuroptera, Coniopterygidae)
Two new species, Heteroconis yunnanensis sp. nov. and Heteroconis orbicularis sp. nov., are described from China. Both species differ from their congeners in characters of the mal…
Three cryptic Anaplecta (Blattodea, Blattoidea, Anaplectidae) species revealed by female genitalia, plus seven new spe…
Morphological characteristics, including male and female genitalia, combined with DNA barcodes were used to identify 470 Anaplecta specimens sampled from China. Ten Anaplecta spec…
Two new species of Helochares, with additional faunistic records from China (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae)
Two new species, Helochares guoi Yang & Jia, sp. nov. and Helochares distinctus Jia & Tang, sp. nov., are described. Two species are recorded for the first time from China: Heloch…
Neothelaxes pileata, a new species from China (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Aphididae, Thelaxinae)
Neothelaxes pileata Qiao sp. nov., found on Pilea martinii (Urticaceae) in China, is described and illustrated. Neothelaxes Chakrabarti & Quednau is also a new generic record for …
A contribution to the knowledge of cave-adapted ground beetles from Guiyang, central Guizhou Province, southwestern Ch…
A new genus and two new species of cavernicolous trechines are reported from central Guizhou Province, southwestern China. Haixiaphaenops gen. nov. is established to place a new s…
A review of the genus Hesperosoma Scheerpeltz (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae) of China
A review of 16 species of Hesperosoma Scheerpeltz from China is presented. Five new species are described: H. (s.str.) chenchangchini sp. nov. from Yunnan, H. (s.str.) languidum s…
Four new species of the spider genus Synagelides Strand, 1906 from South China (Araneae, Salticidae)
Four new species of the jumping spider genus Synagelides Strand, 1906 from Guizhou and Yunnan, China are described: Synagelides angustus sp. nov. (♀), S. latus sp. nov. (♂♀), S. s…
The genus Dryadaula Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Tineoidea, Dryadaulidae) in China, with descriptions of four new species and…
Four new species of the genus Dryadaula Meyrick, 1893 from China are described: Dryadaula auriformis sp. nov., D. flavostriata sp. nov., D. hirtiglobosa sp. nov. and D. securiform…
Four new species of the genus Luzonomyza Malloch (Diptera, Lauxaniidae) from China
Four species of the genus Luzonomyza Malloch, 1929 from southwest China are described as new to science: Luzonomyza vittifacies Li & Yang, sp. nov., L. serrata Li & Yang, sp. nov.…