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First Solenogastres (Mollusca, Aplacophora) from Puerto Rico: descriptions of two new species and notes on their coral …
Solenogastres (Mollusca, Aplacophora) are a unique and understudied group of marine invertebrates of evolutionary and ecological significance. Their diversity remains underestimat…
A new species of the genus Donacia Fabricius (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Donaciinae) from South Korea: morphology, ecol…
Donacia koreana sp. nov. is described from South Korea, with detailed descriptions and illustrations of both the adult and larval stages. A key for species identification, distrib…
A new species of Pseudodiaptomus (Copepoda, Calanoida, Pseudodiaptomidae) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
A new species of the demersal calanoid copepod genus Pseudodiaptomus is described from specimens collected from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. This species most closely resemb…
Evolutionary relationships of Fish Lake Valley Tui Chub Siphateles obesus ssp. (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Leuciscidae) …
The Tui Chubs, Siphateles spp., are found widely across the Great Basin and in some adjacent regions. Nearly all diversity of Siphateles has been consolidated under the name S. bi…
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…
A new species of the genus Plotina Lewis, 1896 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from Guangdong, China
The genus Plotina Lewis, 1896 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Plotinini) is distributed in the Oriental region. To date, eight species have been described, all of which are currently …
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…
Morphological and molecular revision of the subfamily Heterolepismatinae (Zygentoma, Lepismatidae), with descriptions o…
This work aims to update the systematics of silverfish of the subfamily Heterolepismatinae (Zygentoma, Lepismatidae) based on morphological and molecular data of new taxa from the…
Two new Galendromimus species (Acari, Phytoseiidae) from Brazil, with a world key and distributional notes on the tribe…
Two new species of Galendromimus Muma are described based on female and male specimens collected from native plants in the Atlantic Forest of Bahia State, northeastern Brazil: Gal…
Two new nematode species of the genus Zalonema (Desmodorida, Desmodoridae, Desmodorinae) from mangrove wetlands, China
Two new species of the genus Zalonema Cobb, 1920 were identified during a meiofaunal survey of mangrove sediment in China. Zalonema eurysbucca sp. nov. is characterized by body le…
A new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from the Darongshan Nature Reserve, Guangxi, …
A new species of the genus Leptobrachella, L. darongshanensis sp. nov., is described from the Darongshan Nature Reserve, Yulin City, Guangxi, China, integrating molecular, morphol…
Across desert and island: Phylogeny of two thin stick insects from China with taxonomic insights into the clade “Gratid…
Extensive convergence led to poorly understood systematics of stick insects (Phasmatodea) in the past. Both Sceptrophasma bituberculatum and Macellina souchongia belong to the tri…
A new reef-dwelling coral, Pavona giannii sp. nov. (Scleractinia, Agariciidae), with an overview of the skeletal morpho…
Hard coral species in the agariciid genus Pavona are common in shallow and mesophotic coral reef communities across the Indo-Pacific, but their taxonomy has long been overlooked. …
A new Hemicyclops (Copepoda, Cyclopoida, Clausidiidae) associated with the scleractinian coral Galaxea from the South C…
The genus Hemicyclops Boeck, 1873 is known for its association with various marine invertebrates, including cnidarians, crustaceans, polychaetes, and sponges, with some species al…
A new species of Pseudopoda (Araneae, Sparassidae) from China, with first description of the female of P. spiralis Zhan…
One new species of Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000 is described from Guangxi, southern China: P. rongxianensis sp. nov. Additional materials of P. deformis Gong & Zhong, 2023 and P. spiral…
A taxonomic review of Colobopsis minus (Wang & Wu, 1994), comb. nov. from China, with description of all castes (Hymeno…
Camponotus and Colobopsis are two species-rich genera within the ant tribe Camponotini. Despite their non-sister phylogenetic relationship, pronounced morphological convergence ha…
Mammal diversity and tourism influence in an under-investigated region of Costa Rica
Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, hosting almost 4% of all known mammals. Although the local mammals have undoubtedly been more investigated than th…
Two new species of the genus Glaucocharis (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) from China
Two new species of the genus Glaucocharis, Glaucocharis weii Li & He, sp. nov., and G. pangda Li & He, sp. nov., encountered in the primaeval forests of southern Xizang of China, …
Chicosa gen. nov. (Araneae, Lycosidae), a new genus of wolf spiders from East Asia
The new genus Chicosa gen. nov. (type species: Alopecosa cinnameopilosa (Schenkel, 1963) is described and the new combination Chicosa cinnameopilosa (Schenkel, 1963), comb. nov. i…
Two new species of the Clistopyga henryi species-group (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae) from South America, with…
The Neotropical Clistopyga henryi species-group includes currently four described species. In this study, we describe two new species (C. peruandina Sääksjärvi & Pádua, sp. nov. a…
Three new species of Psilogamasus Athias-Henriot, 1969 (Acari, Parasitiformes, Parasitidae) from Southwest China
The present study reports three new species of Psilogamasus. Among them, one species, Psilogamasus brachysaccatus Jin & Yao, sp. nov. from the Xizang Autonomous Region, China, was…
Four new species of Symphylella (Symphyla, Scolopendrellidae) from Chongqing, southwest China with DNA barcoding analys…
The symphylans from Chongqing, Southwest China were investigated and studied for the first time. Four new species of the genus Symphylella, S. obtusa sp. nov., S. yintiaolingensis…
Phenasurya daeng, a new genus and species of plexippine jumping spider (Salticidae, Plexippini, Plexippina) from Thaila…
We describe a new plexippine genus and new species, Phenasurya daeng gen. et sp. nov., with a striking red face, from Thailand. Its placement within Plexippina is supported by ult…
The Hydradephaga (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae) of the Iberá wetlands, the second largest w…
This study presents the first inventory of Hydradephaga beetles from the Iberá wetlands, a natural reserve located in the province of Corrientes, Argentina. A total of 80 taxa wer…
Two new species of the genus Brunettia Annandale, 1910 (Diptera, Psychodidae, Psychodinae) from China
Two new species of the genus Brunettia Annandale, 1910, collected from China, are described as new to science: Brunettia zunyiensis sp. nov. and Brunettia sinensis sp. nov. An upd…
Mayflies of the Fiji Islands (Ephemeroptera)
Material collected in 2024 in nine different rivers on the two main islands of Fiji, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, is the basis for this taxonomic study of mayflies of the Fiji Island…
A new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) from central Guangdong Province, China
In this study, a new species, Leptobrachella kungfu sp. nov., from Foshan City, central Guangdong Province, China, is described based on a combination of molecular and morphologic…
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…
Caribbean Amphipoda (Crustacea) of Panama. Part V: parvorder Amphilochidira
The parvorder Amphilochidira includes 1,152 described species in 24 families. Amphilochidiran amphipods retain many plesiomorphic character states and are thought to represent the…
New species of Papuanatula Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty, 1999 from New Guinea (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) with focus on Batant…
Since 2010, the Mátra Museum of the Hungarian Natural History Museum has conducted a long-term research program to explore the biodiversity and collect data of selected groups of …
A new species of Myotis from China with notes on the siligorensis species group (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae)
On the basis of molecular and morphological studies of samples collected in China, a new Myotis species belonging to the siligorensis group is described, Myotis kalkoae Tiunov, Ji…
Cryptotermes mobydicki (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae), an extraordinary new termite species from French Guiana
Cryptotermes mobydicki sp. nov. is described from the soldier caste. The soldier is unique among all Cryptotermes species worldwide for its very narrow, elongate head capsule term…
A new species of Nitocra Boeck, 1865 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from Vietnam
An undescribed taxon of the species-rich genus Nitocra was found during a survey on the harpacticoid copepods from the hyporheic zone in Vu Gia–Thu Bon Rriver, Central Vietnam. Th…
New species of Labiobaetis Novikova & Kluge from Thailand (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae)
Investigations of material collected by one of us (CS) between May 2017 and November 2023 from 70 localities in Thailand further increases our knowledge of the diversity of the ge…
Additional new species of the genus Zaitzevia (Coleoptera, Elmidae) from China with an updated key to species from main…
The riffle beetle genus Zaitzevia Champion, 1923 comprises 29 described species, distributed across Asia and North America. China exhibits particularly high species diversity with…
Taxonomic notes on the little-known genus Metahelotella Kirejtshuk (Coleoptera, Cucujoidea, Helotidae) from southwester…
Metahelotella alatonotata sp. nov. is described from Yunnan, China. Habitus and diagnostic characters of the new species are illustrated. Metahelotella semifulva (Ritsema, 1881) a…
Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Monomicrocaryon trimarginalis sp. nov. (Ciliophora, Hypotricha), a new soil cilia…
The morphology and molecular phylogeny of the new soil ciliate, Monomicrocaryon trimarginalis sp. nov., which was discovered in the soil of from Gwangdeok Mountain, Hwacheon-Gun, …
Testing conflicting taxonomic hypotheses in myrmecophilous Oochrotus Lucas, 1852 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae)
Cryptic and pseudocryptic species are common in myrmecophilous insects, making their taxonomic classification complex when based solely on morphology. This is the case for the bee…
The psyllid genus Ciriacremum (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) in Brazil
Ciriacremum is a genus of Ciriacreminae (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Psylloidea, Psyllidae) comprising 26 validly described species in the Afrotropical realm and only one in the Ne…
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 microsnail genera Clostophis and Acinolaemus (Eupulmonata, Pupilloidea, Hypselostomatidae) from central Thailand, w…
Hypselostomatid microsnails of the genera Clostophis and Acinolaemus from limestone hills in central Thailand were studied and three new species are described. Clostophis rhynchot…
A new species of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata, Scincidae) from Guizhou Province, southwest China
A new species of the genus Scincella Mittleman is described from Qixingguan District, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, China, based on morphological and molecular evidence. The new s…
New morphological data on Kurzia longirostris (Daday, 1898) (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) from the Congo River Basin
Africa is recognized for its high levels of endemism across many groups of organisms, including Cladocera. Several studies contributed to our understanding of the diversity and ge…
A new species of Diglyphus Walker (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from China, with notes on its biology and a key to the Chin…
A new species of Diglyphus Walker, D. albifemur Liu, Hansson & Guo, sp. nov., is described based on extensive material from China collected from 2016 to 2024. The entire material …
Description of two new genera and seven new species of Plexippina Simon, 1901 (Araneae, Salticidae, Plexippini) from So…
Two new genera and seven new species of the subtribe Plexippina Simon, 1901 are reported from Southwest China based on both morphological and molecular evidence. They are Chuanatt…
Revision of Acroclisoides Girault & Dodd, 1915 (Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae, Metasteninae)
The species of Acroclisoides Girault & Dodd (Pteromalidae: Metasteninae) are revised. Twenty-three world species are recognized based on females, of which eight new species are de…
Types matter: taxonomic status of Chanodichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1871) (Cypriniformes, Xenocyprididae) and some re…
Issues concerning the identification of Chanodichthys oxycephalus are addressed. This species is a senior synonym of Ch. oxycephaloides and is restricted to the Chang-Jiang basin …
A revision of a spring-active clade of Prosoeca Schiner, 1867 (Diptera, Nemestrinidae), keystone pollinators from the G…
Prosoeca Schiner, 1867 is the most diverse genus of Nemestrinidae in Africa and is endemic to southern Africa. The 37 described species in this genus are all thought to be importa…
Xylochironomus Cranston newly recorded in the Oriental region (Diptera, Chironomidae), with description of three new sp…
Three new species of Xylochironomus Cranston are described here based on adult males from the Oriental region, specifically from South China and East Malaysia. The generic diagnos…
Scuttling in the highlands: Discovery of a new genus and species of freshwater crabs (Decapoda, Gecarcinucidae) from th…
A new genus of gecarcinucid freshwater crab, Patithelphusa gen. nov., is described from the Shevaroy Hills, Yercaud, located in Salem District, Tamil Nadu, within the Eastern Ghat…