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A new species of the genus Petrolisthes Stimpson (Crustacea, Decapoda, Porcellanidae) from the Central Pacific, with re…
Petrolisthes paulayi sp. n. is described from specimens collected in French Polynesia. The new species belongs to an assemblage of morphologically similar Indo-West Pacific (IWP) …
How reliably can northeast Atlantic sand lances of the genera Ammodytes and Hyperoplus be distinguished? A comparative …
Accurate stock assessments for each of the dominant species of sand lances in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and adjacent areas are not available due to the lack of a reliable ident…
A new genus and species of Rhizoecidae (Hemiptera, Sternorryncha, Coccomorpha) associated with Acropyga yaeyamensis (Hy…
Ishigakicoccus gen. n. shimadai sp. n. is described based on the adult female morphology. This new species was found in the nest of a rare Japanese ant, Acropyga yaeyamensis Teray…
Yuebeipotamon calciatile, a new genus and new species of freshwater crab from southern China (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brac…
A new genus and species of freshwater crab, Yuebeipotamon calciatile gen. n., sp. n., is described from southern China. While the carapace features are superficially similar to sp…
Revision of the Palaearctic Gasteruption assectator aggregate, with special reference to Sweden (Hymenoptera, Gasterupt…
The Palaearctic species of the Gasteruption assectator aggregate (Hymenoptera, Gasteruptiidae) are revised and three species are recognised. Two species are re-instated: Gasterupt…
Two new species of the genus Timia and a redescription of Timia mongolica (Diptera, Ulidiidae)
Two new species of the genus Timia Wiedemann, 1824 are described and illustrated. Timia lazebnayae sp. n. from Uzbekistan has yellow body and is similar to Timia gobica Zaitzev, 1…
The complete mitochondrial genome of the Chinese Daphnia pulex (Cladocera, Daphniidae)
Daphnia pulex has played an important role in fresh-water ecosystems. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of Daphnia pulex from Chaohu, China was sequenced for the fi…
X-ray microscopy reveals endophallic structures in a new species of the ground beetle genus Trechus Clairville, 1806 fr…
The third fossil species of the genus Trechus Clairville, 1806 is described from Baltic amber: T. exhibitorius sp. n. Details of external and internal morphology were analysed usi…
The Middle Pleistocene vertebrate fauna from Khok Sung (Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand): biochronological and paleobiogeog…
The fluviatile terrace deposits of Khok Sung, Nakhon Ratchasima province, have yielded more than one thousand fossils, making this the richest Pleistocene vertebrate fauna of Thai…
Molecular systematics of the Labeonini inhabiting the karst regions in southwest China (Teleostei, Cypriniformes)
The major phylogenetic pattern of the cyprinid tribe Labeonini has been revealed by previous molecular studies; however, the relationships within a clade that mainly inhabits the …
Description of a new species of Gaeolaelaps (Acari: Laelapidae) from Iran
A new species of Gaeolaelaps (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae), G. izajiensis sp. n. is described based on the morphological characters of adult females which were collected from …
Diversity and distribution of Chirostyloidea and Galatheoidea (Decapoda, Anomura) in the Southern Gulf of Mexico
We examined the diversity, abundance, distribution, and average size of squat lobsters collected during eight cruises conducted on the continental shelf and slope of the Gulf of M…
Twelve new species and fifty-three new provincial distribution records of Aleocharinae rove beetles of Saskatchewan, Ca…
One hundred twenty species of aleocharine beetles (Staphylinidae) are recognized in the province of Saskatchewan. Sixty-five new provincial records, including twelve new species a…
Molecular phylogeny of the forensically important genus Cochliomyia (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Cochliomyia Townsend includes several abundant and one of the most broadly distributed, blow flies in the Americas, and is of significant economic and forensic importance. For dec…
Corrigenda: César Marcial Escobedo-Bonilla, José Luis Ibarra Rangel (2014) Susceptibility to an inoculum of infectious …
The present study evaluated the susceptibility of three different batches of whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannameifrom Mexico to an inoculum of infectious hypodermal and haematopoi…
A new species of Ceratoteleas Kozlov (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae) from Japan, with a description of the male of Ceratotel…
Ceratoteleas cornus sp. n. is described from Japan. The male of the genus is described for the first time.
A new species of the genus Falsoibidion Pic (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from Korea
A new species of the genus Falsoibidion Pic, 1922 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Callidiopini) from Korea is described. Habitus and genitalia of male and female of the n…
Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
The generic classification of the ant subfamily Dorylinae is revised, with the aim of facilitating identification of easily-diagnosable monophyletic genera. The new classification…
Two new species and one newly recorded species of Uloma Dejean, 1821 from Zhejiang, China (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, U…
Two new species of the genus Uloma Dejean, 1821, Uloma fengyangensis sp. n. and Uloma acrodonta sp. n., are described and figured from Zhejiang Province of China. Uloma bonzica Ma…
New replacement name for Chrysotus infirmus Wei, Zhang & Zhou, 2014 (Diptera, Dolichopodidae, Diaphorinae)
Chrysotus weii Zhou, nom. n., the new replacement name is proposed for the species Chrysotus infirmus Wei, Zhang & Zhou, 2014 (Diptera: Brachycera: Dolichopodidae: Diaphorinae), w…
The nymph and imago of Chinese mayfly Siphlonurus davidi (Navás, 1932)
The imagos and nymphs of Siphlonurus davidi (Navás, 1932) are described for the first time. The adult has colourful wings and cross veins, the MP is forked asymmetrically at its b…
An updated list of type material of Ephemeroptera Hyatt & Arms, 1890, deposited at the Zoological Museum of Hamburg (ZM…
The type specimens of Ephemeroptera (Insecta) housed at the Zoological Museum of Hamburg (ZMH) are compiled in this document. The current nomenclature of all species is given. In …
Eleven nominal species of Burmoniscus are junior synonyms of B. kathmandius (Schmalfuss, 1983) (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oni…
Holotypes, paratypes, and specimens newly collected from the type localities (i.e., topotypes) of Burmoniscus aokii (Nunomura, 1986), B. boninensis (Nunomura, 1986), B. daitoensis…
A new species of Octaspidiotus (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) from China
Adult females of a new species of armored scale insect, Octaspidiotus shanghaiensis sp. n. are described and illustrated from specimens collected in China. A key is provided for t…
Geographic distribution of Gryllotalpa stepposa in south-eastern Europe, with first records for Romania, Hungary and Se…
Described from the steppe zones north of the Black Sea, Caucasus, and central Asia, Gryllotalpa stepposa Zhantiev was recently recorded from a few localities in Greece, R. Macedon…
First description of the male of Hiranetis atra Stål and new country records, with taxonomic notes on other species of …
The male of Hiranetis atra Stål, 1872 is described and illustrated for the first time. In addition, this paper illustrates the female and provides new country records for this spe…
A nomenclator of extant and fossil taxa of the Melanopsidae (Gastropoda, Cerithioidea)
This nomenclator provides details on all published names in the family-, genus-, and species-group, as well as for a few infrasubspecific names introduced for, or attributed to, t…
Description of a new species of Pseudomegischus van Achterberg from China (Hymenoptera, Stephanidae)
A new species of the genus Pseudomegischus van Achterberg, Pseudomegischus yunnanensis sp. n., is described and illustrated from Yunnan Province, China. This is the second species…
Morphometric and molecular characterization of populations of Pratylenchus kumamotoensis and P. pseudocoffeae (Nematoda…
At least 70 species of root-lesion nematodes, Pratylenchus spp., have been identified worldwide, many of which are serious pests of various agricultural crop plants. In Korea, onl…
The collection of birds from São Tomé and Príncipe at the Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical of the Universi…
The former Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical-IICT (Lisbon, Portugal), recently integrated into the University of Lisbon, gathers important natural history collections …
A preliminary synopsis on amber scorpions with special reference to Burmite species: an extraordinary development of ou…
A preliminary study on fossil scorpions found in amber, from the Lower Cretaceous through the Palaeocene and up to the Miocene is proposed. Scorpions remain rare among the arthrop…
Review of the western African millipede genus Diaphorodesmus Silvestri, 1896 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Chelodesmidae), w…
The genus Diaphorodesmus is revised and shown to comprise only a single species, D. dorsicornis (Porat, 1894) by priority, with the only other formal congener, D. attemsii Verhoef…
Further contributions to the Hydradephaga (Coleoptera, Haliplidae, Gyrinidae and Dytiscidae) fauna of Prince Edward Isl…
The Haliplidae, Gyrinidae and Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) of Prince Edward Island, Canada were surveyed during the years 2004–2005. A total of 2450 individuals from 79 species were co…
Two new oribatid mites from the Republic of Rwanda. Plasmobates zarae sp. n. (Acari, Plasmobatidae) and Basilobelba spa…
Two new species of oribatid mites, Plasmobates zarae sp. n. and Basilobelba spasmenosi sp. n. are described from the Republic of Rwanda. They can easily be differentiated from oth…
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High-throughput biodiversity analysis: Rapid assessment of species richness and ecological interactions of Chrysomelida…
Biodiversity assessment has been the focus of intense debate and conceptual and methodological advances in recent years. The cultural, academic and aesthetic impulses to recognise…
Barcoding Chrysomelidae: a resource for taxonomy and biodiversity conservation in the Mediterranean Region
The Mediterranean Region is one of the world’s biodiversity hot-spots, which is also characterized by high level of endemism. Approximately 2100 species of leaf beetle (Coleoptera…
Spatial and environmental correlates of species richness and turnover patterns in European cryptocephaline and chrysome…
Despite some general concordant patterns (i.e. the latitudinal richness gradient), species richness and composition of different European beetle taxa varies in different ways acco…
PCR primers for 30 novel gene regions in the nuclear genomes of Lepidoptera
We report primer pairs for 30 new gene regions in the nuclear genomes of Lepidoptera that can be amplified using a standard PCR protocol. The new primers were tested across divers…
Description of a new species of Aphanogmus Thomson (Hymenoptera, Ceraphronidae) that parasitizes acarivorous gall midge…
In 2008–2009, we reared small ceraphronids (about 0.5 mm in body length) from cocoons that had been made possibly by two acarivorous species, Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot) and F. a…
DNA Barcoding of genus Hexacentrus in China reveals cryptic diversity within Hexacentrus japonicus (Orthoptera, Tettigo…
DNA barcoding has been proved successful to provide resolution beyond the boundaries of morphological information. Hence, a study was undertaken to establish DNA barcodes for all …
Sinolatindia petila gen. n. and sp. n. from China (Blattodea, Corydiidae, Latindiinae)
Sinolatindia petila gen. n. and sp. n. (Blattodea: Corydiidae: Latindiinae) is reported from Yunnan Province, China. Description, illustrations and a distribution map of the new t…
The present state of the leech fauna (Annelida, Hirudinea) in the Upper Irtysh cascade of water reservoirs
Hirudinea is a small and ecologically important group of aquatic organisms. However, up to date, the leech fauna of Kazakhstan is poorly studied. The presence of large under-colle…
Assessment of the current state of biodiversity data for butterflies and skippers in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil (…
Lepidoptera is one of the four megadiverse insect orders, comprising butterflies and moths. In Brazil, the bulk of knowledge about the butterfly fauna is restricted to some areas …
Two new species of Brachytrycherus Arrow, 1920 from China (Coleoptera, Endomychidae)
Two new species of Brachytrycherus from China, B. conaensis sp. n. and B. curviantennae sp. n. are described and illustrated. Brachytrycherus conaensis sp. n. is the first species…
Notes on the genus Episcaphium Lewis (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scaphidiinae) with description of a new species from C…
A new Episcaphium species collected from Yunnan Province of China is described as E. zhuxiaoyui sp. n., and its diagnostic characters are illustrated. A new province record of E. …
Amphibians and Reptiles of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico
We compiled a check list of the herpetofauna of Nuevo León. We documented 132 species (23 amphibians, 109 reptiles), representing 30 families (11 amphibians, 19 reptiles) and 73 g…
A review of the sarawakensis species group of the ground beetle genus Orthogonius MacLeay, 1825 (Coleoptera, Carabidae,…
The sarawakensis species group of the termitophilous carabid genus Orthogonius MacLeay, 1825 is defined and reviewed. Members of this species group are distributed in Southeast As…
Species limits in polymorphic mimetic Eniclases net-winged beetles from New Guinean mountains (Coleoptera, Lycidae)
Species delimitation was compared in a group of closely related lineages of aposematically colored Eniclases (Coleoptera, Lycidae) using morphology, genetic distances, and Bayesia…
Rediscovery and redescription of Dilobitarsus pendleburyi (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Agrypninae) from Southeast Asia
Dilobitarsus pendleburyi Fleutiaux, 1934 is recorded for the first time after its original description and is redescribed. This represents the first record from the Malay Peninsul…
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