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A survey of Hersilia spiders (Araneae, Hersiliidae) from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China
Hersilia Audouin, 1826 is the largest genus of the Hersiliidae Thorell, 1869, currently including 80 extant species that are widespread throughout most of forests of the Tropical …
A new species of Mysidopsis (Crustacea, Mysida) from the Canary and Cape Verde archipelagos
Within the subfamily Leptomysinae (fam. Mysidae), the tribe Mysidopsini has five here acknowledged genera and 74 extant species. It embraces the genera Americamysis with six speci…
The wild bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila) of the urban nature reserves of Rome (Italy, Latium): a preliminary su…
Urbanisation is a global phenomenon responsible for negative processes in natural ecosystems, such as degradation, loss of habitat and fragmentation. Large urban green areas could…
Checklist for the insect fauna of two East Sea Islands (Ulleungdo Is. and Dokdo Is.) in the Republic of Korea
Ulleungdo and Dokdo, located in the East Sea, are volcanic islands with high ecological value due to their unique biodiversity. Although research on the insect fauna on these two …
Macroalgae of the Campeche Bank, Gulf of Mexico
The coastal habitats in the southern Gulf of Mexico face multiple threats, such as rising water temperatures, acidification, increased turbidity, invasive species and pollutants. …
Contrasting environmental drivers of tree community variation within heath forests in Brunei Darussalam, Borneo
Understanding how abiotic factors influence Bornean tropical tree communities and diversity is a key aspect in elucidating the mechanisms of species co-existence and habitat prefe…
Cumaceans (Crustacea, Peracarida) associated with shallow-water hydrothermal vents at Banderas Bay, Mexico
Cumaceans mostly inhabit marine environments, where they play a crucial role in marine food webs and actively participate in the transfer between benthic and pelagic systems. Scie…
A new species related to Anorthoa changi from Wuyishan National Park (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Hadeninae)
Anorthoa Berio, 1980 is a genus within the subfamily Hadeninae . This genus has a close relationship with the rama species complex of the genus Harutaeographa. It comprises three …
A new spider species of the Pholcus yichengicus species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Hebei Province, northern China
The Pholcus yichengicus species group currently contains 47 species. It is mainly distributed in central and southern China, as well as northern Thailand.Pholcus changli Yao, sp. …
New record and dietary ecology of a poorly-known treefrog, Zhangixalus pachyproctus Yu, Hui, Hou, Wu, Rao & Yang, 2019 …
The White-lipped Treefrog Zhangixalus pachyproctus Yu, Hui, Hou, Wu, Rao & Yang, 2019 was previously confused with Zhangixalus smaragdinus (Blyth, 1852). Records of Zhangixalus sm…
Description of Mesopolobus askewi sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae), with notes on the fauna of Asaphesinae and Pter…
Mesopolobus Westwood, 1833 consists of about 135 valid species worldwide. After the fundamental monograph of Graham (1969), 12 species have been described from continental Europe …
Shallow reef fish assemblage from Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Southwest Atlantic
The paper presents an extensive dataset of the shallow reef fish communities and habitat characteristics in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago (Southwest Atlantic). The data were…
First records of Selaginella kraussiana and Selaginella subcordata from Senegal (Selaginellaceae)
The monogeneric family Selaginellaceae is made up of about 700 species distributed throughout the world, but the most concentrated part is in tropical and subtropical areas. Accor…
A review of the genus Gaurenoglaea Ronkay, Ronkay, Gyulai & Hacker, 2010 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) with description of a…
Gaurenoglaea is a genus belonging to the tribe Xylenini. Since its establishment more than ten years ago, this genus has included only two species.A new species of the genus Gaure…
Biodiversity and relative abundance of benthic invertebrates in the intertidal of Taraba Sound, Magellan Region, Chile
The Taraba Sound is situated north of the Strait of Magellan within the Chilean fjord and channel system. In this inlet, samples were collected at three beach levels (supralittora…
Contribution to the tribe Apalochrini (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae) of China, with notes on the genus Dicranolai…
Apalochrini is a tribe of the family Melyridae characterised by the shortened pedicel, with 13 genera recorded in China at present. Dicranolaius Champion and Intybia Pascoe of Apa…
A new species of Plutella Schrank (Lepidoptera, Plutellidae) from the Andes of northern Chile
The moth genus Plutella Schrank, 1802 (Lepidoptera, Plutellidae) includes 26 described species. In addition to the diamondback moth, P. xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758), which is an im…
A remarkable Cornish site for ground-nesting bees and wasps
The south coast of the UK features a number of habitats rich in ground-nesting aculeate wasps and bees. Many of these are in predominantly sandy areas due to nesting requirements,…
Taxonomic insights and new geographic records of Metzgeria epiphylla A. Evans (Metzgeriales, Metzgeriaceae): A re-asses…
Metzgeria, a genus established in 1818, has been the subject of various taxonomic studies, with revisions leading to the recognition of several genera within the Metzgeriaceae fam…
Paramirandina guttulata (Microthyriaceae, Microthyriales), a new lignicolous freshwater fungi from a plateau lake in Yu…
Based on unique morphological features and phylogenetic analysis of combined LSU and ITS sequences, Paramirandina guttulata is established as the third species in Paramirandina, a…
The review of the genus Coccinella (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from Pakistan
The genus Coccinella is reviewed with seven species found in Pakistan: C. luteopicta (Mulsant, 1866), C. marussii Kapur, 1973, C. iranica Dobzhansky, 1926, C. transversalis Fabric…
Morphology of immature stages of the black fig fly Silba adipata (Diptera, Lonchaeidae)
The black fig fly Silba adipata is an exotic and invasive pest of figs in several producing areas of Mexico. The larvae of this species feed on the internal tissue of the syconium…
A new species of the genus Truncocolumella (Basidiomycota, Boletales) found in the Hengduan Mountains of China
During surveys of hypogeous fungi in the Hengduan Mountains, south-western China, three specimens of the genus Truncocolumella were discovered in Sichuan Province.Morphological an…
On two species of Phintella Strand, 1906 from Hainan, China (Araneae, Salticidae)
In our recent examination of the Phintella specimens collected from Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park, a new species and the unknown female of P. liae Wang, Mi & Peng, 2023…
A new species of Khorata Huber, 2005 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Jiangxi Qiyunshan National Nature Reserve, southern China
Khorata Huber, 2005 contains 52 species distributed in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, out of which about 34 species have been recorded from China. It can be distingu…
Apharinodes baixiensis sp. nov., a new species from Guangdong, China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae)
The genus Apharinodes Raffray, 1890 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae, Hybocephalini) includes four known species occurring in East and Southeast Asia.A new species, Apharin…
New records and an updated list of reptiles from Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
Thanh Hoa Province is located in North Central Vietnam and the Province contains a large area of 393,361.33 hectares of natural forest. A complexity of landforms has given this Pr…
Bat Species Diversity in the Merapoh Rich Limestone-rich Area within Lipis National Geopark, Malaysia
Merapoh, Pahang, is an area rich with limestone karst located within the Lipis National Geopark and home to the Sungai Relau gate of Taman Negara Pahang, a totally protected rainf…
New record of Carnidae (Diptera) from Taiwan and potential challenges in DNA barcode amplification due to pseudogene
The genus Carnus Nitzsch, 1818 comprises small ectoparasites that feed on the blood of juvenile avians. They are characterised by dealated adults with setose abdominal intersegmen…
Chironomidae (Diptera) of the Šventoji and Žeimena sub-basins in Lithuania
Chironomidae, commonly known as non-biting midges, are key indicators of the health and biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems. They are also one of the most abundant and diverse g…
A new species and two newly-recorded species of the genus Micrencaustes (Coleoptera, Erotylidae) from China
The genus Micrencaustes Crotch, 1876 (Coleoptera, Cucujoidea, Erotylidae, Erotylinae, Encaustini) includes 44 known species worldwide, 11 species having been reported to occur in …
A new species of Leptobrachella Smith 1925 (Anura, Megophryidae) from Lai Chau Province, Vietnam
The genus Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) was originally described, based on the type species from Sarawak (Malaysia), Leptobrachella mjöbergi Smith. The taxa in the group we…
A new species of Rhopalopsole (Plecoptera, Leuctridae) from Yunnan Province, China
A new species of the genus Rhopalopsole (Plecoptera, Leuctridae) from Yunnan Province, China, Rhopalopsole dulongjianga sp. nov., is described and illustrated.This new species is …
Using biodiversity databases to assess vascular plant diversity in Protected Areas: a case study of Parque Estadual do …
The Parque Estadual do Forno Grande is a fully protected area in the southern Espírito Santo State, Brazil. It belongs to the Atlantic Forest domain, with predominantly dense, omb…
Typhlomys taxuansis (Rodentia, Platacanthomyidae): new species of the genus from northern Vietnam with notes on conserv…
The paper presents novel findings of little-known species of rodents, the blind tree mice Typhlomys in Son La Province, Vietnam, with the first morphological and genetic character…
Revisiting the taxonomy of Korean Ischnochiton species (Polyplacophora, Ischnochitonidae) based on a combined analysis …
Chiton species belonging to the genus Ischnochiton J. E. Gray, 1847 are commonly found in intertidal rocky shores worldwide, with the exception of the northern Atlantic and Arctic…
A new Otacilia Thorell, 1897 species from Hubei Province, China (Araneae, Phrurolithidae)
Phrurolithidae is a family of spiders with 405 species belonging to 25 genera distributed worldwide. Notably, 213 species belonging to 17 genera have been recorded in China.A new …
Beyond natural language: an ontology-based description of a new Scarabaeus dung beetle from Madagascar (Coleoptera, Sca…
The dung beetle genus Scarabaeus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeinae, Scarabaeini), predominantly found in the arid regions of the Old World, includes three endemic species inhabiting the d…
A new species of Thoracophelia (Annelida, Opheliidae) from the Yellow Sea of South Korea
Thoracophelia Ehlers, 1897 is a genus of Opheliidae characterised by the body divided into three distinct regions, modified parapodia in chaetiger 10 and a ventral groove restrict…
First confirmed record of Bufo rubroventromaculatus Orlov, Ananjeva, Ermakov, Lukonina, Ninh & Nguyen, 2024 (Anura, Buf…
Bufo rubroventromaculatus Orlov, Ananjeva, Ermakov, Lukonina, Ninh & Nguyen, 2024 is a species recently described from Vietnam. Currently, this species is known from central and n…
New data on the fauna of the water treaders (Hemiptera, Mesoveliidae) of Korea
The Family Mesoveliidae, also known as the water treaders, are predaceous semi-aquatic bugs with approximately 50 known species worldwide. In the Korean Peninsula, only two specie…
Proales amplus sp. nov., a new monogonont rotifer with a large epipharynx from Korea (Rotifera, Proalidae)
The family Proalidae Harring & Myers, 1924, includes four genera and 53 species, distributed across all eight biogeographic realms and inhabiting various environments, including f…
A new species of the genus Humboldtiana (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Xanthonychidae) from Sierra de Penjamo, Guanajuat…
Mexican terrestrial malacofauna is highly diverse, but poorly studied. The genus Humboldtiana includes near to 60 species, most with insular distributions on single mountains from…
A new species of Bolbelasmus (Coleoptera, Bolboceratidae) from Guangdong Province, China
Bolbelasmus is a group of small to medium-sized beetles distributed in the Holarctic and Oriental Regions and in Central America. It includes two subgenera (Bolbelasmus and Kolbeu…
Updated distribution and new emerging populations of Cynometra cebuensis F. Seid. (Fabaceae), a critically endangered e…
Cynometra cebuensis F. Seid. is an endemic and threatened tree from the Philippines. The species was previously described to exclusively thrive in the Tabunan Forest of the Centra…
New observations on rare and threatened saproxylic hoverflies in North-Western Italy with ecological notes
The knowledge on the distribution of saproxylic hoverflies in the Piedmont region has always been incomplete, despite the large wooded areas present in the territory. We know of a…
Development of microsatellite markers and evaluation of the genetic diversity of the edible sea anemone Paracondylactis…
Paracondylactis sinensis Carlgren, 1934 is a sea anemone with economic value in China. The wild population of P. sinensis has been shrinking due to overfishing and environmental p…
First record of the antlion Solter liber Navás, 1912 in Italy (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae)
Myrmeleontidae are conspicuous insects with moderate species diversity, which are reasonably well studied in Europe. However, dedicated samplings in the Mediterranean region carri…
The fourth species of Sinamma Lin & Li, 2014 (Araneae, Tetrablemmidae) from China
Sinamma Lin & Li, 2014 is a small tetrablemmid genus distributed in China, with three currently known species: Sinamma oxycera Lin & Li, 2014 from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region…
A new and widely distributed species of Ichthyurus Westwood, 1848 (Cantharidae, Chauliognathinae, Ichthyurini) from Chi…
The genus Ichthyurus Westwood, 1848 is a large cantharid group consisting of approximately 200 species worldwide, with only 10 species hitherto found in China. Despite its expansi…