Works in Taiwan
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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…
Thecacera sesama sp. nov. (Nudibranchia, Polyceridae) from Taiwan, evident from morphology and phylogenetic analyses of…
Thecacera sesama Chan & Lee, sp. nov. (Nudibranchia, Polyceridae) is described from north-eastern Taiwan based on an integrative taxonomic approach combining morphological and mol…
Four new species of the whalefish genus Gyrinomimus Parr, 1934, with the establishment of three new species groups (Ber…
Four new species of the flabby whalefish genus Gyrinomimus Parr, 1934 are described based on female specimens: G. alepis sp. nov. from the southern Atlantic, G. amaokai sp. nov. f…
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…
Redescription and neotype designation of Dopasia formosensis (Kishida, 1930) (Squamata, Anguidae) from Taiwan
The legless anguid lizard Dopasia Gray, 1853 is one of the most secretive and least studied lizard groups. Historically, two Dopasia (Squamata: Anguidae) names have been applied t…
Parasitoidism of Dermaptera by Braconidae (Hymenoptera) confirmed
Orionis coxator (Belokobylskij, 1995) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae: Perilitini) was reared from an individual of Apterygida tuberculosa Shiraki, 1928 (Dermaptera: Forficul…
Systematic revision and biogeography of the endemic Lucanus kanoi species complex (Coleoptera, Lucanidae) from Taiwan, …
In this study, the taxonomic status of the Lucanus kanoi species complex is examined through a comprehensive systematic revision, and the phylogenetic relationships among its cons…
A new species of the bandfish genus Owstonia Tanaka, 1908 (Perciformes, Cepolidae) from Taiwan, northwestern Pacific Oc…
The bandfish genus Owstonia Tanaka, 1908 shows high diversity, with many new species described recently by Smith-Vaniz and Johnson (2016). However, not many Taiwanese materials we…
Description and life history of a new genus and species of Limacodidae (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea) from Taiwan, the firs…
The genus Yufengus gen. nov. is established for a new species of Limacodidae, Y. atrophaneuroides sp. nov. Yufengus is from Taiwan, yet its larva is similar to monkey-slug caterpi…
Further taxonomic studies of the mimetic genus Euryobeidia Fletcher, 1979 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae, Baptini…
The genus Euryobeidia Fletcher, 1979, is reviewed based on morphological characters and available molecular data of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I. Four new taxa of this genus are…
A Japan-focused review of East Asian Acicnemis Fairmaire, 1849 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) reveals cryptic diversity in…
The East Asian species of Acicnemis Fairmaire, 1849 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) are reviewed using a combination of traditional morphological approaches (microscopy, di…
The genus Batophila Foudras, 1860 (Coleoptera, Chrysomeliae, Galerucinae, Alticitae) in Taiwan, with descriptions of 11…
The Taiwanese species of the genus Batophila Foudras, 1860 are revised. Batophila acutangula Heikertinger, 1921 is removed from the list of Taiwanese fauna. Batophila taiwanica Dö…
The genus Euphitrea Baly, 1875 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticitae) in Taiwan, with description of three…
Three previously described species of Euphitrea from Taiwan are recognized and redescribed: E. flavicornis (Chen, 1933), E. nisotroides (Chen, 1933), and E. taiwana Kimoto, 1991. …
A taxonomic revision of the genus Alexeter Förster (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ctenopelmatinae, Mesoleiini) from Taiwa…
The genus Alexeter Förster, 1869 is first recorded from Taiwan. One previously described species, A. shakojiensis Uchida, 1930, is newly recorded from Taiwan. Six new species, A. …
On two new Phyllidia species (Gastropoda, Nudibranchia, Doridina) and some histology from the Coral Triangle
Two new species of Phyllidia from North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Phyllidia fontjei sp. nov. and Phyllidia ovata sp. nov., are described based on morphology and molecular barcoding of …
A new start? Revision of the genera Anauchen, Bensonella, Gyliotrachela and Hypselostoma (Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Hyps…
Hypselostomatidae is a large family of terrestrial pulmonate molluscs currently represented by 284 extant species, most confined to Southeast Asia. The current system of grouping …
Review of the spider genus Solenysa Simon, 1894 in Western Japan and Central Ryukyu with the description of three new s…
Three new species of the genus Solenysa Simon, 1894 are recorded and described from Western Japan, all based on both sexes. Of these, two species are endemic to the Ryukyu Archipe…
Description of a new music frog (Anura, Ranidae, Nidirana) critically endangered in Taiwan
Nidirana okinavana (Boettger, 1895) is a small-sized ranid species belonging to the East Asian genus Nidirana Dubois, 1992. Previous studies have indicated that this species was e…
Cirrhimuraena taiwanensis sp. nov., a new species of cirri-bearing eel (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from Yilan, north…
A new species of cirri-bearing eel, Cirrhimuraena taiwanensis sp. nov. (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae), is described based on a specimen collected from the estuary of the Langyang …
Polymixia melanostoma, a new beardfish from the western Pacific (Teleostei, Polymixiiformes, Polymixiidae)
A new species of beardfish, genus Polymixia, is described based on three specimens collected in Taiwanese waters and off the Chesterfield Islands of New Caledonia. It can be disti…
Descriptions of two new dark-body snake eels of the genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes, Ophichthidae) from Taiwan
Two new species of dark-body snake eels are described based on specimens collected from Taiwan. Ophichthus kbalanensis sp. nov. has a long tail; dorsal-fin origin above posterior …
Species of the snake eel genus Yirrkala Whitley, 1940 from Taiwan, with descriptions of a new species and two new recor…
The slender snake eel genus Yirrkala from Taiwan is reviewed, and a total of four species are recognized, including a new species described here. Yirrkala nkust sp. nov. is descri…
A new species of Phyllophichthus Gosline, 1951 (Actinopterygii, Ophichthidae) from Taiwan
A unique species of the flappy-snake eel genus, Phyllophichthus diandrus sp. nov., is described based on a single specimen (270 mm in total length) collected from Dong-gang, south…
Description of a new uniformly brown estuarine moray eel (Anguilliformes, Muraenidae) from the Central Indo-Pacific Oce…
A new estuarine moray eel, Uropterygius hades sp. nov., is described based on 14 specimens from Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, southern Indonesia, and Fiji. It is a small-bodied,…
Species diversity of freshwater glass eel (Anguilliformes, Anguillidae) of Yilan, Taiwan, with remark on two new records
Yilan, Taiwan is the first place in East Asia where freshwater glass eels, the juvenile stage of Anguilla species, arrive by ocean currents. We collected glass eels by fyke net in…
Two new species of Eccoptopterus Motschulsky, 1863 ambrosia beetle from Taiwan and Thailand (Coleoptera, Curculionidae,…
Two xyleborine ambrosia beetles, Eccoptopterus formosanus sp. nov. and E. intermedius sp. nov. are described from Taiwan and Thailand, respectively, based on DNA sequences (COI an…
The era of cybertaxonomy: X-ray microtomography reveals cryptic diversity and concealed cuticular sculpture in Aphanero…
Weevils represent one of the most speciose and economically important animal clades, but remain poorly studied across much of the Oriental Region. Here, an integrative revision of…
Taxonomic review of Amemboa Esaki, 1925 from China, with description of a new species (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerridae)
The species of Amemboa Esaki, 1925 from China are reviewed. Amemboa hainanica sp. nov., is described from Hainan Island, and Amemboa burmensis J. Polhemus & Andersen, 1984 is newl…
A new species of the genus Luciogobius Gill, 1859 (Teleostei, Oxudercidae) from Taiwan
A new species, Luciogobius opisthoproctus sp. nov., is described based on 18 specimens collected from Daxi Creek (Yilan) and Babian Creek (Taitung) in Taiwan. The new species is c…
Four new species of Sphaeroderma Stephens (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) from Taiwan, with discuss…
Three new species of Sphaeroderma Stephens, 1831, S. hsui sp. nov., S. changi sp. nov., and S. sheipaensis sp. nov. are described based on specimens from Shei-Pa National Park, Ta…
Redescription of the hispidoberycid, Hispidoberyx ambagiosus Kotlyar, 1981 from Taiwan, with comments on its morpholog…
A rare spiny-scale pricklefish, Hispidoberyx ambagiosus Kotlyar, 1981, is redescribed based on four specimens collected from Taiwan. Their sampling locality represents the norther…
Demarchus hsui (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini), a new species from Taiwan, with notes on immatures …
A new species of the little-known genus Demarchus Jacoby was discovered at Pilu, East Taiwan, and is here described as Demarchus hsui sp. nov. The larvae and adults utilise showy …
Phylogenetic placement of eight poorly known spiders of Microdipoena (Araneae, Mysmenidae), with descriptions of five …
Ten species of the spider genus Microdipoena Banks, 1895 are reported from China, Laos, Indonesia, Georgia, and Seychelles. DNA sequences of the eight species are obtained to conf…
A new, widespread genus of Baetidae from South Asia (Insecta, Ephemeroptera)
Material collected on different islands across South Asia revealed a new genus of Baetidae with a widespread distribution, Arcobaetis gen. nov. The larvae present important simila…
New records of two roughy fish species of Hoplostethus and a confirmed record of H. crassispinus Kotlyar, 1980 (Trachi…
Two rarely caught species of the roughy fish genus Hoplostethus have been identified for the first time in the fish collections of Taiwan. The first, H. grandperrini Roberts & Gom…
Catalog of the Hydroptilidae (Insecta, Trichoptera)
The microcaddisfly (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae) fauna is catalogued from a review of more than 1,300 literature citations through the end of 2020 to include 2,665 currently recogn…
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…
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…
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…
An updated checklist of Collembola in Taiwan, with DNA barcoding of Papirioides jacobsoni Folsom, 1924 (Symphypleona, …
From urban green space to pristine forest, Collembola is one of the most numerous and species-rich members of the soil fauna around the world. However, due to lack of taxonomic ex…
Revision of Taiwanese and Ryukyuan species of Pristepyris Kieffer, 1905, with description of a new species (Hymenopter…
The pristocerine genus Pristepyris comprises 38 valid species recorded worldwide, except in the Australian Region. Of them, three species, namely P. mieae (Terayama, 1995), P. tai…
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 anthothelid octocoral (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) discovered on an algal reef of Taiwan
A molecular phylogenetic analysis of 132 octocoral species reveals a close relationship between specimens collected from the intertidal pools of the Datan Algal Reef, Taoyuan, Tai…
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…
Rare specimen identification in an un-integrated taxonomy: implications of DNA sequences from a Taiwanese Philine (Moll…
Many species of the gastropod genus Philine have been named from northeastern Asia but scanty descriptions based predominantly on shells make it difficult to determine which are v…
The Acidocerinae (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae): taxonomy, classification, and catalog of species
The cosmopolitan subfamily Acidocerinae (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) is one of the largest and most taxonomically challenging lineages of water scavenger beetles. Recent phylogenet…
Phylogeny of the supertribe Nebriitae (Coleoptera, Carabidae) based on analyses of DNA sequence data
The phylogeny of the carabid beetle supertribe Nebriitae is inferred from analyses of DNA sequence data from eight gene fragments including one nuclear ribosomal gene (28S), four …
Six new species of Horniella Raffray from the Oriental region (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae)
The Oriental pselaphine genus Horniella Raffray, 1905 currently contains 29 species. In this paper, six new species are described: H. nantouensis Zhang, Hu & Yin, sp. nov. and H. …
East Asian Cryphalus Erichson (Curculionidae, Scolytinae): new species, new synonymy and redescriptions of species
Cryphalus Erichson, 1836 is a taxonomically challenging genus. It is particularly speciose in Asia. Many species are minor pests of fruit tree crops and forest products. We review…
Integrative taxonomy and analysis of species richness patterns of nocturnal Darwin wasps of the genus Enicospilus Steph…
The predominantly tropical ophionine genus Enicospilus Stephens, 1835 is one of the largest genera of Darwin wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with more than 700 extant species …