Works in People's Republic of China
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Five new species of Phintella Strand, 1906 (Araneae, Salticidae) from the Wuling Mountains, China
Five new species of Phintella are described from the Wuling Mountains, China: Phintella arcuata sp. n. (male and female), Phintella levii sp. n. (female), Phintella panda sp. n. (…
The genus Trachionus Haliday, 1833 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae) new for China, with description of four new spe…
The genus Trachionus Haliday, 1833 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae, Dacnusini) is reported for the first time from China. The genus is represented by four new species from Sha…
Five new Platocoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from caves in southern China
Five new Platocoelotes species are described based on both sexes collected from caves in southern China. They are: P. luoi sp. n. from Jiangxi, P. qinglinensis sp. n. from Yunnan,…
A review of the omicrine genera Omicrogiton, Mircogioton and Peratogonus of China (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Sphaeridi…
The Chinese species of the genera Omicrogiton Orchymont, 1919, Peratogonus Sharp, 1884 and Mircogioton Orchymont, 1937 are reviewed, diagnosed and keyed. Mircogioton and Omicrogit…
Contribution to the genus Xanthocorus Miyatake (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Chilocorini)
The genus Xanthocorus Miyatake, 1970 consists of three species from China, including two new species described here: X. nigrosuturalis sp. n. and X. mucronatus sp. n. A key to ide…
Tumidusternus, a new genus of Aspidimerini from China (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)
Tumidusternus gen. n., along with T. fujianensis sp. n. (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Aspidimerini) from China is described and illustrated. A key to the tribe Aspidimerini is given.
Four new species and additional records of Domene and Lathrobium from the Dayao Mountains, southern China
Material of the paederine genera Domene Fauvel, 1873 and Lathrobium Gravenhorst, 1802 from the Dayao Mountains, southern China, is examined. Eight species are identified, three of…
Three new species of eriophyoid mites (Acari, Eriophyoidea) from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
Three new species of eriophyoid mites from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, are described and illustrated. They are Paracolomerus gonglius sp. n. and Phyllocoptruta begger…
A new Chinese species of Eostrobilops Pilsbry, 1927 with a checklist of Eostrobilops and Enteroplax Gude, 1897 species …
Eostrobilops humicolus Páll-Gergely & Hunyadi, sp. n. is described from Guangxi Province, China. It is characterized by the combination of a small shell (diameter: 2.3–2.4 mm), st…
Four new species of Epicephala Meyrick, 1880 (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) associated with two species of Glochidion (P…
Four new Epicephala species that feed on the seeds of Glochidion sphaerogynum (Phyllanthaceae) from Yinggeling Mountain Nature Reserves in Hainan Province of China are described: …
Revision of the Oriental genus Horniella Raffray (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) – Supplementum 1
Two new species of the genus Horniella Raffray are described from China: H. aculeata sp. n. (Yunnan Province) and H. jinggangshana sp. n. (Jiangxi Province). Horniella nakhi Yin &…
A new species and additional records of Rugilus Leach from Qinling, China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae)
A new species of Rugilus Leach, R. (Rugilus) huanghaoisp. n. from Qinling, Shaanxi Province, China, is described and illustrated. Additional records of seven species from Qinling …
Two new species of Coecobrya (Collembola, Entomobryidae) from China, with an updated key to the Chinese species of the …
Two new Coecobrya species, which were newly collected in 2014, are described from China. Coecobrya sanmingensis sp. n. from southeast China (Fujian) is the fourth 1+1 eyed species…
Two new species of the Clubiona corticalis-group from Yunnan Province, China (Araneae, Clubionidae)
The present paper describes two new Clubiona corticalis-group species collected from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province of China: Clubiona submoralis sp. n. (♀♂) and C. pollicaris sp.…
New data on the subgenus Harpopaederus of the genus Paederus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) of mainland China
Paederus (Harpopaederus) xui Peng & Li, sp. n. (Sichuan: Micang Shan) is described. Additional records of five Harpaederus species are reported. All of these species are illustrat…
One new genus and two new species of oonopid spiders from Xishuangbanna Rainforest, southwestern China (Araneae, Oonopi…
A new genus, Bannana, is established for two new species that resemble those of the Dysderoides complex. Two new species are described, B. crassispina sp. n. and B. parvula sp. n.…
A genus-level taxonomic review of primitively segmented spiders (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae)
The spider suborder Mesothelae, containing a single extant family Liphistiidae, represents a species-poor and ancient lineage. These are conspicuous spiders that primitively retai…
Two new species of the genus Diostracus Loew from Tibet, with a key to the Himalayan fauna (Diptera, Dolichopodidae)
Previously only one species of the genus Diostracus was known to occur in Tibet. Here the following two new species are added to the fauna of Tibet: Diostracus acutatus sp. n. and…
Three new species of Epicephala Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) associated with Phyllanthus microcarpus (Benth.) …
Three new species of Epicephala Meyrick, 1880 are described based on specimens reared from fruits of Phyllanthus microcarpus (Benth.): Epicephala microcarpa sp. n. and E. laevicla…
A review of the genus Toxorhina Loew from China, with descriptions of three new species (Diptera, Limoniidae, Limoniina…
The genus Toxorhina Loew from China is reviewed. Seven species belonging to the subgenus Ceratocheilus Wesche are recognized, of which three species, T. (C.) huanglicasp. n., T. (…
Additions to the review of Chinese Enochrus, with description of a new species (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Enochrinae)
A new species, Enochrus (Methydrus) limbourgisp. n., is described from Jiangxi Province, Southeast China, and illustrated. Subgenus Enochrus s. str. Thomson, 1859 is recorded for …
Description of Telamoptilia grewiae sp. n. and the consequences for the definition of the genera Telamoptilia and Spule…
The new species Telamoptilia grewiae, reared from leafmines on Grewia biloba (Malvaceae) is described with details on adult and immature stages. The larval head and the pupa are d…
First record of the genus Gratia Thomas (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) from China with the description of a new species
A new species of Baetidae, Gratia baibungensis sp. n., is described and illustrated based on nymphal stage collected from the southeastern Tibet (Xizang) and the genus is reported…
One new species of the subgenus Hexatoma (Eriocera) Macquart (Diptera, Limoniidae) from China with a key to Chinese spe…
One new species of the subgenus Eriocera Macquart, 1838, Hexatoma (Eriocera) cleopatroides Men, sp. n. (Southern China: Anhui) is described and illustrated. A key to all of 78 kno…
New records of ant species from Yunnan, China
As with many other regions of the world, significant collecting, curation, and taxonomic efforts will be needed to complete the inventory of China’s ant fauna. This is especially …
A new species of Metaeuchromius (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) from the Tibetan glacier area of China
Metaeuchromius glacialis Li, sp. n. is described from the Tibetan glacier area of China. The new species is similar to M. circe Bleszynski by the distal projection of costa exceed…
Systematics of the family Plectopylidae in Vietnam with additional information on Chinese taxa (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, …
Vietnamese species from the family Plectopylidae are revised based on the type specimens of all known taxa, more than 600 historical non-type museum lots, and almost 200 newly-col…
A new species of the genus Orthotemnus Wollaston, 1873 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Cossoninae) from China
A new species, Orthotemnus longitarsus sp. n., is described from China, representing the first record of the genus Orthotemnus Wollaston, 1873 from China. Illustrations of diagnos…
Review of the millipede genus Kronopolites Attems, 1914 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae), with the descripti…
The millipede genus Kronopolites currently comprises 11 species, including a new species from northern Laos: K. lunatus sp. n. The generic diagnosis is updated, a key given to all…
Contribution to the knowledge of seed-beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae) in Xinjiang, China
Nineteen species of seed-beetles belonging to the subfamily Bruchinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) were collected in Xinjiang, China. Of these, the following four were new records …
Taxonomic study of the genus Halolaguna Gozmány (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from China, with descriptions of two new …
The genus Halolaguna Gozmány, 1978 is studied in China. Two new species, H. flabellata sp. n. from Guangxi and H. discoidea sp. n. from Chongqing, Guangxi and Sichuan are describe…
Revision of the planthopper genus Nycheuma Fennah (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Delphacidae)
Chinese species in the genus Nycheuma Fennah, 1964a (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae: Delphacinae: Delphacini) are revised to include three species: N. cognatum (Muir, 1917)…
Four new species of the genus Saigona Matsumura (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Dictyopharidae) from China
Four new species of the genus Saigona Matsumura, 1910, S. anisomorpha Zheng, Yang & Chen, sp. n., S. daozhenensis Zheng, Yang & Chen, sp. n., S. dicondylica Zheng, Yang & Chen, sp…
A survey of linyphiid spiders from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China (Araneae, Linyphiidae)
Eight new genera and 30 new species are described: Cirrosus gen. n. (type species Cirrosus atrocaudatus sp. n. (♂♀)), Conglin gen. n. (type species Conglin personatus sp. n. (♀)),…
Lithobius (Monotarsobius) zhangi sp. n., a new species from Eastern China (Chilopoda, Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae)
Lithobius (Monotarsobius) zhangisp. n. (Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae), recently discovered from Nanshan Park, Yantai City, Shandong Province, and Wuyishan County, Nanping City, Fuj…
A new species of the genus Nihonotrypaea Manning & Tamaki, 1998 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Axiidea, Callianassidae) from the…
A new species of the genus Nihonotrypaea Manning & Tamaki, 1998, N. hainanensis sp. n., collected from the South China Sea, is described and illustrated. It is distinguishable fro…
On the Domene species of China, with descriptions of four new species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)
Material of the paederine genus Domene Fauvel, 1873 from China is examined. Nine species were identified, four of them described previously, one unnamed (represented exclusively b…
Description of six new species of Lycocerus Gorham (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), with taxonomic note and new distribution …
Six new species of Lycocerus Gorham are described, L. gracilicornis sp. n. (China: Sichuan), L. longihirtus sp. n. (China: Yunnan), L. sichuanus sp. n. (China: Sichuan), L. hubeie…
Three new species of the myrmecophilous genus Doryloxenus from China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae)
Three new species of the pygostenine genus Doryloxenus Wasmann, viz., D. aenictophilus sp. n. (from Zhejiang), D. tangliangi sp. n. (from Zhejiang), and D. songzhigaoi sp. n. (fro…
Du’an Karst of Guangxi: a kingdom of the cavernicolous genus Dongodytes Deuve (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae)
Recent cave biodiversity surveys carried out in Du’an County and its adjacent areas of northwestern Guangxi, China, have revealed some exciting scientific findings. In a very limi…
Notes on the genus Xenocerogria (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Lagriini) from China
Three species of the genus Xenocerogria Merkl, 2007 have been recorded in China, X. feai (Borchmann, 1911), X. ignota (Borchmann, 1941) and X. ruficollis (Borchmann, 1912). Xenoce…
The mitochondrial genome of the land snail Camaena cicatricosa (Müller, 1774) (Stylommatophora, Camaenidae): the first …
The complete mitochondrial (mt) genome of the snail Camaena cicatricosa (Müller, 1774) has been sequenced and annotated in this study. The entire circular genome is 13,843 bp in s…
A taxonomic monograph of Nearctic Scolytus Geoffroy (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae)
The Nearctic bark beetle genus Scolytus Geoffroy was revised based in part on a molecular and morphological phylogeny. Monophyly of the native species was tested using mitochondri…
A taxonomic review on the species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, of China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)
A review on the Chinese species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, is presented. The lectotype of Tetraserica tonkinensis (Moser, 1908), comb. n. is designated. Twenty-nine new Tetraser…
A taxonomic revision of the Neoserica (sensu lato) calva group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)
The species of the Neoserica (sensu lato) calva group are revised. Neoserica calva Frey, 1972, comb. n. is redescribed. Thirteen new species are described from China and South Kor…
A new species and first record of the genus Cynegetis Chevrolat (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Epilachnini) from China
The first species of the genus Cynegetis Chevrolat is recorded from China. Cynegetis chinensis Wang & Ren, sp. n. is described from the Ningxia Province in North China. A key to t…
A review of the dragon millipede genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923 in China, with descriptions of four new species (Dip…
Four new species of Desmoxytes are described from southern China: D. lingulata sp. n., D. parvula sp. n., and D. nodulosa sp. n., from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and D. get…
Two new species of Lobrathium Mulsant & Rey (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) from China
Lobrathium jianqingi sp. n. (Guangxi: Shiwanda Shan) and L. atanggei sp. n. (Yunnan: Nabanhe) from southwest China are described and illustrated.
Review of Nitidotachinus Campbell (Staphylinidae, Tachyporinae) from Mainland China
The genus Nitidotachinus Campbell of Mainland China is reviewed with descriptions of five new species: N. anhuiensis sp. n. (Anhui), N. bini sp. n. (Zhejiang), N. brunneus sp. n. …
Two species of Naididae (Annelida, Clitellata) from southern Tibet, China
One new species of Naidinae (Oligochaeta, Naididae), Nais badia sp. n. and one new record species from China, Tubifex montanus Kowalewski, 1919 (Tubificinae) are found in southern…