Works in People's Republic of China
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Zhezhoulinyphia gen. nov. (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from Yunnan, China
A new Linyphiinae genus Zhezhoulinyphia gen. nov. from Yunnan Province is described together with its two new species: Z. caperata sp. nov. (♂) and Z. denticulata sp. nov. (♂, ♀).…
Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Brentisentis yangtzensis Yu & Wu, 1989 (Acanthocephala, Illios…
The mitogenome of Brentisentis yangtzensis is 13,864 bp in length and has the circular structure typical of metazoans. It contains 36 genes: 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), two rib…
Taxonomic study of the genus Malaxa Melichar, with descriptions of two new species from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, …
Two new species of the delphacid genus Malaxa Melichar, 1914, M. hamuliferum sp. nov. and M. tricuspis sp. nov., are described and illustrated from southwest China (Yunnan and Hai…
Two new species of the tribe Hemisphaeriini (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Issidae) from southwestern China
Two new species of the tribe Hemisphaeriini: Ceratogergithus brachyspinus Yang & Chen, sp. nov. (Yunnan) and Neohemisphaerius clavatus Yang & Chen, sp. nov. (Guizhou) are describe…
Two new camaenid land snails (Eupulmonata) from Central China
Two new camaenid land snails are reported from Central China. The new genus, represented by Sinochloritis lii Wu & Chen, gen. & sp. nov., the type of the genus from Sichuan, is cl…
Sarothrogammarus yiiruae, a new species of Amphipoda (Gammaridae) from China
A relic amphipod of the Tethys, Sarothrogammarus yiiruae sp. nov., is described from Xinjiang, China. The new species is characterized by the absence of eyes; having the palm of t…
A review of gorgonian coral species (Cnidaria, Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) held in the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural Hi…
Gorgonian coral specimens from the Holaxonia, families Gorgoniidae and Plexauridae held in the collection of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH) were reviewed and …
A new species of Linan Hlaváč (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) from Shenzhen, China
A new Chinese species of the genus Linan Hlaváč, 2003, L. qiniangmontis sp. nov., is described based on two male and three female specimens from sifted leaf litter samples at Qini…
Two new species of the genus Microplitis Förster, 1862 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from China
Two new species of Microplitis Förster, 1862, M. bomiensis Zhang, sp. nov., and M. paizhensis Zhang, sp. nov. from Tibet, China are described and illustrated. A key to the species…
Description of a new species of Music frogs (Anura, Ranidae, Nidirana) from Mt Dayao, southern China
A new species of Music frogs, Nidirana yaoica sp. nov. is described based on a series of adult male specimens collected from Mt Dayao, Guangxi, southern China, providing valuable …
A new species of Diaspididae, Megacanthaspis guiyangensis (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) from China
A new species of armoured scale insect, Megacanthaspis guiyangensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to M. hangzhouensis. Megacant…
A review of the genus Lankaphthona Medvedev, 2001, with comments on the modified phallobase and the unique abdominal ap…
The flea beetle genus Lankaphthona Medvedev, 2001 is redescribed and a new species L. yunnantarsella sp. nov. Ruan, Konstantinov & Prathapan is described. Longitarsella Medvedev, …
The genus Scutellathous Kishii, 1955 (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Dendrometrinae) in China, with description of three new s…
Five species of Scutellathous Kishii, 1955 are recognized from China, of which three are new. Scutellathous habenularis sp. nov., S. nanlingensis sp. nov., and S. quadrata sp. nov…
To be or not to be a synonym – revision of the Donacia clavareaui-fukiensis complex (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Donacii…
The East Palaearctic species Donacia clavareaui Jacobson, 1906 and Donacia fukiensis Goecke, 1944 have been confused for decades. Finally, D. fukiensis was synonymized with D. cla…
On the genus Flexicrurum Tong & Li, 2007 (Araneae, Psilodercidae) from Hainan Island, China
Three new species of the genus Flexicrurum Tong & Li, 2007, from Hainan Island, China are described: F. wuzhishanense sp. nov. (♂♀), F. yangjiao sp. nov. (♂♀), and F. qishi sp. no…
On three species of the spider genus Pimoa (Araneae, Pimoidae) from China
Two new species of the spider genus Pimoa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943 are described from Hunan and Yunnan Provinces, China: P. binchuanensis sp. nov. (♂♀) and P. xinjianensis sp. nov.…
On the genus Pseudocneorhinus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae), with descriptions of five new species from China
Species of the genus Pseudocneorhinus occurring in or near China are reviewed, with description of five new species, Pseudocneorhinus angustus sp. nov., P. glaber sp. nov., P. hla…
The geographical distribution patterns of Chrysoteuchia Hübner in China and description of a new species (Lepidoptera, …
The geographical distribution patterns of Chrysoteuchia Hübner in China are analysed with MaxEnt and ArcGIS based on known localities and nineteen environmental variables. The res…
A new species of Gracixalus (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Yunnan, China
A new species of the genus Gracixalus, Gracixalus yunnanensis sp. n., is described based on a series of specimens collected from southwestern and southern Yunnan, China. This spec…
Description of six new species of the subgenus Panophrys within the genus Megophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from southeas…
The diversity of the subgenus Panophrys within the genus Megophrys has been revealed to be extremely underestimated from southeastern China. Herpetological surveys coupled with ex…
A new record of the spider family Caponiidae from China (Arachnida, Araneae)
The family Caponiidae Simon, 1890 is reported for the first time from China. The total number of the known spider families from China increases to 72 with the addition of this fam…
Annotated nomenclator of extant and fossil taxa of the Paludomidae (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea)
This nomenclator provides bibliographic details on all names in the family-, genus-, and species-group of the the family Paludomidae. All nomenclaturally available names are discu…
Taxonomy of the thelyphonid genus Typopeltis Pocock, 1894, including homology proposals for the male gonopod structures…
The genus Typopeltis Pocock, 1894 is poorly known regarding its systematics, natural history, and distribution, despite important taxonomic advances during the 1990s. Currently, o…
Morphology, molecular genetics, and acoustics reveal two new species of the genus Leptobrachella from northwestern Guiz…
Two new species of the genus Leptobrachella Smith, 1925, L. bijie J. Wang, Y.L. Li, Y. Li, H.H. Chen & Y.Y. Wang, sp. nov. and L. purpuraventra J. Wang, Y.L. Li, Y. Li, H.H. Chen …
First record of the genus Empidideicus Becker, 1907 (Diptera, Mythicomyiidae) in China and the Oriental Region, with de…
Empidideicus Becker, 1907 is newly recorded from China and the Oriental Region, with one new species, E. pentagonius sp. n., described and illustrated. Observations are provided o…
New species and new records of the genus Deinopteroloma Jansson, 1946 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Omaliinae) from China
New morphological, taxonomic and faunistic data of the genus Deinopteroloma Jansson, 1946 from China are provided. Two species are described and illustrated: D. songi Peng & L.-Z.…
Two new species of the genus Symphylella (Symphyla, Scolopendrellidae) from Tibet, China
The Symphyla of Tibet are studied for the first time. Symphylella macropora sp. n. and Symphylella zhongi sp. n. from southeastern Tibet are described and illustrated. Symphylella…
Two new and one little-known damsel bug of the subfamily Prostemmatinae Reuter (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Nabidae) from C…
Two damsel bugs belonging to two genera of the subfamily Prostemmatinae from China are reported as new to science: Alloeorhynchus (Alloeorhynchus) yunnanensis sp. n. and Rhamphoco…
Review of the genus Stigmus Panzer (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) in China, with description of five new species from the O…
Five new species of the genus Stigmus: S. capoblongus Bashir & Ma, sp. n., S. denticorneus Bashir & Ma, sp. n., S. fronticoncavus Bashir & Ma, sp. n., S. interruptus Bashir & Ma, …
Two new species of Yunnanomonticola Telnov (Coleoptera, Anthicidae) from China
Two new species of the genus Yunnanomonticola Telnov, 2002 are described based on the specimens collected in China. Yunnanomonticola latissima sp. n. is collected from Yunnan and …
Simopone fisheri sp. n., a new species of Dorylinae ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from China, with an illustrated key …
Simopone fisheri sp. n., a new species of the subfamily Dorylinae, is described based on the worker caste. The new species is separated easily from the other named congeners by th…
A monograph on the genus Tetraserica from the Indochinese region (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)
In this monograph on the Indochinese species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004 all species distributed in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, and mainland Malaysia are covered a…
Revision of the genus Emphylica Turner, 1913 based on morphology and molecular data (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Pyraustina…
Moths of the genus Emphylica Turner, 1913 resemble species of Achyra Guenée, 1849, Loxostege Hübner, 1825 and Sitochroa Hübner, 1825 in having a conical frons. In order to examine…
Four new species of the trapdoor spider genus Conothele Thorell, 1878 (Araneae, Halonoproctidae) from China
Herein four species of the trapdoor spider genus Conothele Thorell, 1878 collected from China are described as new to science based on the female genital morphology: C. baisha sp.…
First description of the male of Barylestis saaristoi Jäger, 2008 (Araneae, Sparassidae) from China
The male of Barylestis saaristoi Jäger, 2008 is described for the first time from Menglun Town, Yunnan Province, China. This is the first record of this genus from China. An illus…
Two new species in the genus Kuvera Distant, 1906 (Hemiptera, Cixiidae, Cixiinae) from China
Two new species (Kuvera huoditangensis sp. n. and Kuvera longwangshanensis sp. n.) in the family Cixiidae from China are described and illustrated. The generic characteristics are…
Review of the genus Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in Hong Kong with the description of three new sp…
The species of the ant genus Strumigenys Smith, 1860 found in Hong Kong are reviewed based on new sampling efforts performed over the past five years (2014–2018). Prior to this, 1…
First record of the genus Fagineura Vikberg & Zinovjev (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae) with descriptions of two new speci…
Fagineura Vikberg & Zinovjev, 2000 is recorded from China for the first time. Two species of Fagineura are described as new, F. flactoserrula sp. n. and F. xanthosoma sp. n. A key…
Lithobius (Ezembius) ternidentatus sp. n. (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae), a new species from China
Lithobius (Ezembius) ternidentatus sp. n. (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae), recently discovered from Wuyuezhai Mountain, Lingshou County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China, is…
Review of the genus Vekunta Distant from China, with descriptions of two new species (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Derbida…
The derbid genus Vekunta Distant, 1906 is reviewed. Two new species, V. bambusana sp. n. and V. pentaprocessusa sp. n., are described and illustrated from the southwest of China t…
Two new species and one new regional record of Indonemoura from Guangxi, China, with additions to larval characters (Pl…
Two new species of Nemouridae of the genus Indonemoura Baumann, 1975, Indonemoura quadrata sp. n. and Indonemoura quadrispina sp. n., are described from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous …
First description of the immature stages of Dasyhelea alula and a redescription of adults from China (Diptera, Ceratopo…
The fourth instar larva and pupa of Dasyhelea alula Yu, 2005 are described and illustrated using a Scanning Electron Microscope. The adult male and female of this species are rede…
A new species of Pelodiscus from northeastern Indochina (Testudines, Trionychidae)
A new, critically endangered species of softshell turtle, Pelodiscus variegatus sp. n. is described from north-central Vietnam and Hainan Island, China, distinguished by a unique …
Taxonomic study of the genus Aoyuanus Ding & Chen, with descriptions of two new species (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Delp…
The delphacid planthoppers genus Aoyuanus Ding & Chen, 2001 is reviewed. Two new species, A. spathulus sp. n. and A. varius sp. n., are described and illustrated from China to giv…
Seven new species of the genus Trilacuna Tong & Li, 2007 from Yunnan, China (Araneae, Oonopidae)
Seven new species of the genus Trilacuna Tong & Li, 2007: Trilacuna bawan Tong, Zhang & Li, sp. n. (male, female), T. datang Tong, Zhang & Li, sp. n. (male, female), T. fugong Ton…
Taxonomic review of the Asian Trogloneta species (Araneae, Mysmenidae)
Five Trogloneta species from Southwest China and Japan are reviewed that two new combinations and a new synonymy are proposed in the current paper: T. nojimai (Ono, 2010), comb. n…
Three new species of the genus Zodarion (Araneae, Zodariidae) from China
Three new species of the genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1826, from China, are described as Zodarion apertum sp. n. (♂♀, from Xinjiang), Z. planum sp. n. (♂, from Shaanxi), and Z. ovat…
Analysis of mitochondrial genomes resolves the phylogenetic position of Chinese freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae)
The Yangtze River basin is one of the most species-rich regions for freshwater mussels on Earth, but is gravely threatened by anthropogenic activities. However, conservation plann…
Description of two cryptic species of the Amolops ricketti group (Anura, Ranidae) from southeastern China
Two cryptic species, which were previously reported as Amolops ricketti, are revealed on the basis of significant morphological and genetic divergences. Amolops sinensis sp. n. fr…
The freshwater crabs of Macau, with the description of a new species of Nanhaipotamon Bott, 1968 and the redescription …
Four species of freshwater crabs from three genera and two families (Cantopotamon hengqinense Huang, Ahyong & Shih, 2017, Nanhaipotamon guangdongense Dai, 1997, Nanhaipotamon maca…