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Six complete mitochondrial genomes from species within Scolopendra (Scolopendromorpha) (S. alcyona, S. calcarata, S. cataracta, S. lufengia, S. mazbii, and S. multidens) were anal…

The wolf-spider genus Draposa Kronestedt, 2010 in China is reviewed. A new combination is proposed: Draposa aciculifera (Chen, Song & Li, 2001), comb. nov. (ex. Pardosa C L. Koch,…

The silk-loving bug Embiophila sinica sp. nov. is described from Yunnan, southwestern China, representing the first record of the genus Embiophila (Heteroptera, Plokiophilidae) fr…

The western Atlantic Ocean harbors a rich fauna of deep-sea squat lobsters that have been intensively studied during the last two centuries. We revise material recently collected …

Three new species of the spider genus Cicurina Menge, 1871, C. jinyun sp. nov. (♂♀), C. yinhe sp. nov. (♂♀) and C. zhangfui sp. nov. (♂), are described from Chongqing, China. Morp…

Water beetles collected from Lake Tonga (North-East of Algeria), one of the best preserved and biodiverse coastal habitats in North Africa, have been studied and identifications o…

Zele Curtis is a braconid parasitoid wasp genus within the subfamily Euphorinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), consisting of only 30 species worldwide. The Chinese species of the genu…

Three new species of the genus Parandes Muir, 1925 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Cixiidae, Andini), P. elongatus Lv & Chen, sp. nov., P. guangxiensis Lv & Chen, sp. nov. and P. hamat…

Galathea tukitukimea sp. nov. is described from the seamounts near Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and represents the first record of the genus for this region of the Pacific Ocean and f…

Six new species, belonging to three species groups of Clubiona Latreille, 1804 are described from both males and females: C. huntianling Yu & Li, sp. nov., C. rouqiu Yu & Li, sp. …

Catfishes of the genus Ictalurus (Ictaluridae) range geographically from southern Canada to northern Guatemala and Belize. The systematics of this genus remain unresolved, with re…

Two new species of the genus Trilacuna Tong & Li, 2007, T. manhao Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀) and T. mopanshan Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), are described from Yunnan, China. Description…

This paper describes two new synotaxid members from eastern China: the species Hamus qingming Yao, Liu & Lin, sp. nov. (♂, ♀, Fujian) and Tekellina zhangziqingi Yao, Liu & Lin, sp…

This study reports six leptonetid species from three genera collected in karst-associated forest ecosystems of southern China. Three new midget cave spider species are diagnosed, …

Recent surveys revealed a high biodiversity of freshwater shrimps, Atyidae De Haan, 1849 in northern Vietnam. Here, we describe four new species of the genus Caridina, C. ngocson …

A novel hypotrichous ciliate, Oxytricha chongqingica sp. nov., was identified in Chongqing, southwestern China. This species is distinguishable from congeners by various qualitati…

The eastern Palearctic carabid beetle Synuchus congruus (Morawitz, 1862) is recorded from Belarus, Latvia, and Poland. Images of habitus, morphological features, and aedeagi, as w…

A taxonomic revision of the eumenophorine tarantula genus Monocentropus Pocock, 1897, which currently comprises three species, M. balfouri Pocock, 1897 (♂♀; Socotra, Yemen), M. la…

Eudigraphis huadongensis Yang & Bu, sp. nov. from east China is described and illustrated. The new species is compared with other congeners in detail and observations about its em…

The genus Neocerambyx J. Thomson, 1861 in China is surveyed, and three new species are described: N. liyuani Lin, Miroshnikov & He, sp. nov. from Sichuan and Hubei provinces, N. m…

A new species of Southeast Asian dwarf tarantula, Phlogiellus khampheng Sriranan, Songsangchote & Chomphuphuang, sp. nov., is described from Pakse, Champasack Province, Lao PDR. T…

A comprehensive list of fish species collected from Philippine waters and taxonomically described from 1770 to 2024 is herein compiled and presented. A total of 1212 species from …

Two new species of Alloscopus Börner (Orchesellidae: Heteromurinae) are discovered and described from southern Thailand. The first species, Alloscopus sago Jantarit & Manee, sp. n…

Three new species of the sparassid spider genus Olios Walckenaer, 1837 are described from China: O. biprocessus Hu, Zhang & Liu, sp. nov. (♂) from Hunan Province, O. uniprocessus …

Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes (Wang, 2002) species are described: S. metyr sp. nov. (♂♀) and S. zhengi sp. nov. (♂♀). Moreover, Spiricoelotes zonatus (Peng & Wang, 1997) is …

The genus Lipolexis Förster, 1863 consists of 11 species worldwide, with two species previously recorded in South Korea. In this study, three new species: L. depressiceps S. Kim &…

A new species of Varma Distant, 1906, Varma microprojecta Zhou & Chang, sp. nov. (China: Yunnan) is described and illustrated. The diagnosis of the genus is updated. A checklist a…

The new Australian genus, Australosagola, gen. nov. supertribe Faronitae, is described with seven new species and three new combinations for species previously assigned to Sagola …

A new species of the genus Gekko Laurenti, 1768, Gekko fengshanensis sp. nov., is described based on six specimens from Fengshan County, Hechi City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regi…

This study reviews the Chinese representatives of Amaurobius, and a new genus, Sinoamaurobius Kong, Zhang & Wang, gen. nov., is described to accommodate seven species, including t…

Four new species of the jumping spider genus Synagelides Strand, 1906 are described from China: S. dajueshan K. K. Liu, sp. nov. (♂, ♀; Jiangxi Province), S. guangfeng K. K. Liu, …

A new species, Vitronura cheni sp. nov. (Collembola: Neanuridae) is described from Yongzhou, Hunan Province, China. The new species is characterized by the combination of followin…

The first global account of the diversity of the Ephemeroptera family Leptophlebiidae in New Guinea is provided, based on collections of nymphs collected throughout the island and…

Although Isotomiella minor (Schäffer, 1896) (Collembola) is widely distributed in temperate regions, it is one of the less-studied species genetically. The genetic variability and…

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 subgenus, Macrohimalaea subgen. nov., in the genus Himalaea Hreblay & L. Ronkay, 1998, is established and described for Himalaea (Macrohimalaea) batanga Saldaitis, Benedek &…

Khorata Huber, 2005 contains 53 species. It is distributed in the Indo-Malayan region. In this study, a new species is described from Guangxi, China: Khorata qianlei Li, Li & Yao,…

Species of the subgenus Tatsipolia Benedek, Behounek, Floriani & Saldaitis, 2011 of the genus Dasypolia Guenée, 1852 are reviewed and the genus-group names Chalapolia Benedek, Beh…

Anemonefishes (Teleostei, Pomacentridae) comprise approximately 28 species of damselfishes that exclusively live symbiotically with sea anemones. Distribution ranges vary, with so…

Three new species of the wolf spider genus Sinartoria Wang, Framenau & Zhang, 2021 are described from China: Sinartoria dui sp. nov. (♂♀, Guangxi), S. maolan sp. nov. (♀, Guizhou)…

Three new species of Lichomolgella Sars G.O., 1918 are described as associates of bryozoan hosts from Korea. In all three species, the endopod of leg 1 is two-segmented, unlike th…

A new species of genus Anthaxia (Merocratus) Bílý, 1989 from northern Vietnam is described and illustrated here: Anthaxia (Merocratus) rydzii sp. nov., which belongs to the A. (M.…

Two new species, Anastrepha dorsidentata Uramoto, Zucchi, Araújo & Savaris and A. norrbomi Uramoto, Zucchi, Araújo & Savaris, from a fragment of the Amazon Rainforest in the city …

A new species of Leuctridae (Plecoptera) from Anhui Province of China, Rhopalopsole gibba sp. nov., is described and illustrated. The new species is compared to a similar species,…

Two new marine nematode species of the genus Sabatieria and a new record of Hopperia beaglense Chen & Vincx, 1998 belonging to the family Comesomatidae are described from the Sout…

A new species of pipefish, Corythoichthys quattuordecim sp. nov., is described based on five specimens collected from Vanuatu and the Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia. The spec…

Blaps is the most species-rich genus in the subtribe Blaptina (Tenebrionidae, Blaptinae), with 205 described species. In this study, we reconstructed a preliminary phylogenetic tr…

Two new species of the genus Neoproutista Yang & Wu, 1994 (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Derbidae) are described from southern China: N. lobata Lv, Sui & Chen, sp. nov. from Guizhou Pro…

In this paper the results of a Phoridae collection from Košice Zoo in eastern Slovakia are reported. An unusual trap method was employed – BG-Sentinel 2 mosquito traps combined wi…

Phenotypic variation, particularly in colouration, is well documented in snake populations across the Balkans, with insular populations often exhibiting distinct morphological tra…