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Notes on the genus Indocnemis Laidlaw, 1917 in Vietnam with description of Indocnemis marijanmatoki sp. n. (Odonata, Zy…
Indocnemis marijanmatoki sp. n. (holotype ♂, 12°07'10.0"N, 108°5'51.0"E, 1503 m a.s.l., Hon Ba Nature Reserve, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa Province, central Vietnam) is described ba…
A new species of Lipogramma from deep reefs of Roatan, Honduras (Teleostei, Grammatidae)
A new species of Lipogramma is described from submersible collections at 122–165 m depth off the coast of Roatan, Honduras, in the western Caribbean. The new species is distinguis…
Phylogeography indicates incomplete genetic divergence among phenotypically differentiated montane forest populations o…
The White-naped Brushfinch (Atlapetes albinucha) comprises up to eight allopatric subspecies mainly identified by the color of the underparts (gray vs. yellow belly). Yellow and g…
A new treefrog from Cordillera del Cóndor with comments on the biogeographic affinity between Cordillera del Cóndor and…
The Hyloscirtus larinopygion group is a clade of 16 species of large hylids that inhabit cascading Andean streams. They have brown coloration that, in most species, contrasts with…
A new species of Catapiestus Perty, 1831 from China (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Cnodalonini)
A new species of the genus Catapiestus Perty, 1831 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Cnodalonini), C. bispinosus, is described from Leigonsan National Nature Reserve, Leishan County, Gu…
Phylogenetic and morphological discord indicates introgressive hybridisation in two genera of Australian millipedes (Di…
Discord between molecular and morphological datasets was observed in two pairs of species of Australian millipedes in the family Paradoxosomatidae using morphological and molecula…
Skeleton and musculature of the male abdomen in Tanyderidae (Diptera, Nematocera) of the Southern Hemisphere
The structure of the male terminalia and their musculature of species of tanyderid genera Araucoderus Alexander, 1929 from Chile and Nothoderus Alexander, 1927 from Tasmania are e…
A new species of Sphaerius Waltl from China (Coleoptera, Myxophaga, Sphaeriusidae)
A new species, Sphaerius minutus sp. n., is described and illustrated from Jinggangshan Mts., Jiangxi Province, China. It is the first species of this family described from East A…
Two new species of Amphinemura (Plecoptera, Nemouridae) from the southern Qinling Mountains of China, based on male, fe…
Two new species of the genus Amphinemura, A. albicauda sp. n. and A. dingoidea sp. n. from the southern Qinling Mountains, Foping County of Shaanxi Province, western China, are de…
Comparative larval ultramorphology of some myrmecophilous Aleocharinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), with a first descri…
The paper describes the external structures of the late larval stages of two Palearctic myrmecophilous staphylinids: Amidobia talpa and Oxypoda haemorrhoa associated with the Form…
The morphology of the preimaginal stages of Rhinusa neta (Germar, 1821) and notes on its biology (Coleoptera, Curculion…
A detailed description of the mature larva and pupa of Rhinusa neta (Germar, 1821) and new diagnostic features of this species are presented. The development cycle of R. neta in t…
Gastrocopta armigerella (Reinhardt, 1877) and Gastrocopta theeli (Westerlund, 1877) in western Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan, a…
Gastrocopta armigerella (Reinhardt, 1877) has been described from Japan and is widespread in the Far East and China. Surprisingly, a few occurrences in central and western Asia ha…
A new species of Lobellina and first record of Vietnura from China (Collembola: Neanuridae: Neanurinae)
A new species of Lobellina Yosii, 1956 and a key to all species of the genus is provided. It is distinguished from all known members of the genus by its unique set of morphologica…
Notes on Glaucocharis (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) from China, with descriptions of two new species
Two new species belonging to the genus Glaucocharis Meyrick, 1938 are described from southwest China: Glaucocharis sperlingi sp. n. and G. nussi sp. n. The female of G. castaneus …
Nine new species of Clada from Madagascar (Coleoptera, Ptinidae)
Nine new species of the genus Clada (s. str.) Pascoe, 1887 (Bostrichoidea: Ptinidae: Eucradinae) are described from Madagascar: Clada (Clada) barclayisp. n., C. (C.) dimbyisp. n.,…
Timarete posteria, a new cirratulid species from Korea (Annelida, Polychaeta, Cirratulidae)
A new cirratulid species, Timarete posteria sp. n., is described from the intertidal habitats of the eastern coast of South Korea. The new species is closely related to Timarete l…
Parasogata gen. n., a new genus of the tribe Delphacini with descriptions of two new species from China (Hemiptera, Ful…
A new planthopper genus Parasogata gen. n. (Delphacidae: Delphacinae: Delphacini) was described and illustrated with two new species P. binaria sp. n. and P. furca sp. n. from sou…
Revision of the Oriental species of Calleida Latreille (sensu lato). Part 2: the C. discoidalis species group (Coleopte…
The C. discoidalis species group of the genus Calleida Latreille from Asia (in the sense of Casale and Shi 2018) is revised with six species recognized. Four new species are descr…
Four new troglophilic species of Loxosceles Heinecken & Lowe, 1832: contributions to the knowledge of recluse spiders f…
Four new species of recluse spiders from Brazilian caves are described with both males and females. Loxosceles ericsoni Bertani, von Schimonsky & Gallão, sp. n. and L. karstica Be…
Three new “caecate” earthworm species from Sulawesi, Indonesia (Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae)
Three new earthworm species are described from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Two belong to the genus Pithemera Sims & Easton, 1972, namely P. suwastikai Fahri, Amaliah & Atmowidi, sp. n. a…
New data on the distribution, biology and ecology of the longhorn beetles from the area of South and East Kazakhstan (C…
New data on the distribution, biology and ecology of the longhorn beetles occurring in southern and eastern regions of Kazakhstan are presented together with a list of 78 species …
First report of the genus Rhyncholagena Lang, 1944 from the South China Sea, with the description of a new species (Cru…
During analysis of sediment samples from South China Sea, a new species belonging to the genus Rhyncholagena Lang, 1944 was found and described here. Rhyncholagena paraspinifer sp…
The incredible diversity of Labiobaetis Novikova & Kluge in New Guinea revealed by integrative taxonomy (Ephemeroptera,…
Material collected between 1999 and 2011 in Papua New Guinea and the Papua Province of Indonesia unveiled the enormous diversity of Labiobaetis on this island. Twenty-six new spec…
Introduction of the Exocelina casuarina-group, with a key to its representatives and descriptions of 19 new species fro…
Nineteen new species of Exocelina Broun, 1886 from New Guinea are described herein: E. adelbertensis sp. n., E. ambua sp. n., E. bewani sp. n., E. cyclops sp. n., E. ibalimi sp. n…
The immatures of Bezzia chilensis Spinelli & Ronderos, 2001 (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae)
The fourth instar larva and the pupa of Bezzia chilensis Spinelli & Ronderos, 2001 are described for the first time. The immature stages were collected from macrophytes and filame…
A new species of Austrocodrus Ogloblin (Hymenoptera, Proctotrupidae, Austroserphinae), a Gondwanic relict from southern…
Austrocodrus gladiogeminus sp. n. is described from southernmost South America. It is a member of the primitive subfamily Austroserphinae (Hymenoptera, Proctotrupidae), which is d…
A new genus record and species of Dromoceryx Schmidt-Goebel, 1846 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini) from Taiwan, with a …
We describe a new genus record for Taiwan and a new species of the genus Dromoceryx Schmidt-Goebel, 1846. We add to the known fauna and distribution of the genus with a descriptio…
A new species of Gaurax from the Czech Republic (Diptera, Chloropidae)
Gaurax siostrzoneki sp. n. (Diptera, Chloropidae) is described from the Czech Republic and the main differential characters are illustrated. A key to the European species of the g…
Amazonopsis, an unusual new genus of riffle beetle from South America with two new species (Coleoptera, Elmidae, Elmina…
Amazonopsis gen. n. is described to include A. theranyi sp. n. from Peru, Venezuela and French Guiana, and A. camachoi sp. n. from Venezuela. The descriptions are accompanied by f…
Guilotes, a new genus of Coelotinae spiders from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China (Araneae, Agelenidae)
A new genus of the subfamily Coelotinae F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1893, Guilotes Z. Zhao & S. Li, gen. n. from China is described, as well as four new species: G. ludiensis Z. Zhao …
A survey of the Porrhoclubiona Lohmander, 1944 from Central Asia (Araneae, Clubiondae)
Clubiona Latreille, 1804, with more than 500 named species, is one of the largest genera of Araneae. The genus has 15 synonyms, most of which are not listed in the World Spider Ca…
A revision of Syngalepsus Beier, with the description of two new species from the Central African Republic and Malawi (…
The praying mantis subgenus Syngalepsus Beier, 1954 occurs in sub-Saharan region and represents the least diverse subgenus of Galepsus in Africa (Ehrmann 2002). All species includ…
A new species of Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe (Araneae, Sicariidae), with updated distribution records and biogeographica…
A new species of the spider genus Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832, Loxosceles malintzi sp. n., is described from the states of Puebla, Morelos and Guerrero, in the central region…
Woodlice and their parasitoid flies: revision of Isopoda (Crustacea, Oniscidea) – Rhinophoridae (Insecta, Diptera) inte…
Terrestrial isopods are soil macroarthropods that have few known parasites and parasitoids. All known parasitoids are from the family Rhinophoridae (Insecta: Diptera). The present…
Interspecific variation in responses to microclimate by terrestrial isopods: implications in relation to climate change
The importance of considering species-specific biotic interactions when predicting feedbacks between the effects of climate change and ecosystem functions is becoming widely recog…
Terrestrial isopods associated with shallow underground of forested scree slopes in the Western Carpathians (Slovakia)
The shallow underground of forested scree slopes represents a little-studied subterranean biotope. In this paper, species diversity and depth distribution of terrestrial isopod co…
Description of a new species of the genus Protracheoniscus Verhoeff, 1917 and redescription of Protracheoniscus kryszan…
A new species of woodlice, Protracheoniscus pokarzhevskii Gongalsky & Turbanov, sp. n. is described from Kalmykia, NE Pre-Caspian region, Russia. Protracheoniscus kryszanovskii Bo…
Terrestrial isopods of the family Eubelidae Budde-Lund, 1899 from Iran, with description of a new species (Isopoda, Oni…
In the present work, terrestrial isopods of the family Eubelidae are investigated in Iran. The genera Periscyphis and Somalodillo are reported for the first time. More localities …
The genus Alpioniscus Racovitza, 1908 in Sardinia: taxonomy and natural history (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Trichoniscidae)
The genus Alpioniscus Racovitza, 1908 (Trichoniscidae) from Sardinia is revised. Three new cave-dwelling species are described: A. onnisi Taiti & Argano, sp. n., A. stochi Taiti &…
Terrestrial isopods (Oniscidea) of the White Carpathians (Czech Republic and Slovakia)
This paper summarizes data regarding the terrestrial isopods of the White Carpathians range in the Western Outer Carpathians based on field research undertaken during the past sev…
Effect of agricultural practices on terrestrial isopods: a review
Terrestrial isopods (approximately 3700 known species in the world) are encountered in temperate and tropical regions, from the seashore to high altitudes and from floodplain fore…
Presence of a stridulatory apparatus in the manca stages of isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea)
Armadillo officinalis Duméril, 1816 (Armadillidae) is a widespread terrestrial isopod species in the Mediterranean basin and on the western coasts of the Black Sea. The species is…
Morphological traits – desiccation resistance – habitat characteristics: a possible key for distribution in woodlice (I…
Terrestrial isopods, as successful colonizers of land habitats, show a great variety in species distribution patterns on a global, continental, or regional scale. On a local, with…
Revision of the genus Megacraspedus Zeller, 1839, a challenging taxonomic tightrope of species delimitation (Lepidopter…
The taxonomy of the Palearctic genus Megacraspedus Zeller, 1839 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) is revised, based on external morphology, genitalia and DNA barcodes. An integrative tax…
The easternmost discovery of the Mediterranean weevil Pachyrhinus lethierryi (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae): Is…
Pachyrhinus lethierryi (Desbrochers des Loges, 1875) is a Mediterranean weevil species that has become remarkably well known as a result of a series of recent introductions across…
Taxonomy of myid bivalves from fragmented brackish-water habitats in India, with a description of a new genus Indosphen…
A group of small bivalves inhabiting Indian brackish-water estuaries and lagoons (known locally as backwaters), variously assigned to Corbula, Cuspidaria, and Sphenia, are reviewe…
The spider mites of the genus Eutetranychus Banks (Acari, Trombidiformes, Tetranychidae) from Saudi Arabia: two new spe…
Two new species of the genus Eutetranychus Banks are described and illustrated based on adult females and males, E. spinosus sp. n. from Indigofera spinosa Forssk (Leguminosae), E…
The Ashtamudi Lake short-neck clam: re-assigned to the genus Marcia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 (Bivalvia, Veneridae)
The economically valuable bivalve mollusc, known as the short-neck clam, is the major fishery resource of the brackishwater Ashtamudi Lake in Kerala, India. This fishery carries a…
Systematics of the new genus Spinosuncus Chen, Zhang & Li with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera, Crambidae…
The new genus Spinosuncus gen. n. is proposed for three known species, S. contractalis (Warren, 1896), comb. n., S. praepandalis (Snellen, 1890), comb. n., and S. aureolalis (Lede…
Two new species of Feroperis Lafer (Carabidae, Pterostichus) from China, with a key to all known Chinese species in thi…
Two new Pterostichus species (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in the subgenus Feroperis Lafer, 1979 are described from Zhangguangcai Mountain, northeastern China: Pterostichus (Feroperis) …
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