Works on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

The taxonomic identity and distribution of Pakistan’s Microhyla in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has not been confirmed at species level using molecular data; historical records relied on mo…

The Himalaya and Hindu Kush remain among the least scientifically explored mountain regions of Asia. Within their vertebrate fauna, pitvipers of the Gloydius himalayanus (Günther,…

Two new species of the bamboo-feeding leafhopper genus Buloria Distant, 1908 (Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Mukariini), B. acuta Sun, Li, Chen & Yang, sp. nov. and B. falcata Sun…

The assembly of insect mitochondrial genomes remains challenging in certain taxa due to extreme AT biases and long repetitive regions. The family Diaspididae (Hemiptera: Coccomorp…

Millipedes (class Diplopoda) are vital soil invertebrates that play key roles in litter decomposition and nutrient cycling. However, their phylogenetic relationships remain poorly…

The taxonomic classification of oysters, particularly within the genus Saccostrea, remains poorly resolved due to limitations in traditional morphological and single-gene approach…

The Echinorhynchidae has a long research history, but its mitochondrial genome evolution remains poorly understood, hindering phylogenetic resolution. In this study, we report the…

This study presents the first comprehensive mitochondrial genome analysis of three Chironomidae genera, including sequencing, assembling, and annotating mitogenomes from two Parac…

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, …

Thapaia malingensis Yuan & Song, sp. nov., a new species of Erythroneurini (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae) from Maling River Canyon in Xingyi, China, is described and ill…

The diversity of the genus Boulenophrys, with around 72 species identified so far, is still thought to be highly underestimated, as it contains a large number of undescribed crypt…

The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) has been widely used to infer the phylogeny, origin and evolution of insects. Although mitogenomic data have been used to study the phylogene…

The paradoxosomatid genus Kronopolites Attems, 1914 has been reviewed in the context of Vietnam’s fauna. A total of six species have been documented in the country, including a ne…

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

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…

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. …

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…

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 gastropod Siphonaria japonica, belonging to the family Siphonariidae, is an important grazer in the rocky intertidal zone of China, possessing significant ecological functions…

This study provides a taxonomic revision of the Quasipaa verrucospinosa complex in Vietnam. Based on integrative taxonomic analyses, Quasipaa verrucospinosa sensu stricto is distr…

Thirteen spider species of the genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 are reported from a diversity survey in eastern Sichuan and neighboring areas (northeastern Yunnan and western Guizho…

China exhibits remarkable diversity of the spider genus Belisana Thorell, 1898, while Sichuan Province has recorded only one species, Belisana maoer Yao & Li, 2020. In this study,…

The spiders of the Pholcus phungiformes species group in China are distributed across the Lüliang Mountains and the Yanshan-Taihang Mountains in northern China, and the Changbai M…

We present for the first time the complete mitochondrial genomes (mt genomes) of the earthworms Aporrectodea caliginosa and Ap. trapezoides (Clitellata, Megadrili) collected in Hu…

Four new species of Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000 (Araneae, Sparassidae) are described based on material collected from China and Vietnam: P. campylotropa Zhang, Chen, Liu, Jäger & Hu, s…

The Caspian barbastelle, Barbastella caspica, has spread widely in the Caspian region, Iran, and Central Asia; however, there is no evidence of its occurrence in China so far. Dur…

The systematics of humble-in-appearance brown spiders (“marronoids”), within a larger group of spiders with a modified retrolateral tibial apophysis (the RTA Clade), has long vexe…

Two new species belonging to the corticalis group of the sac spider genus Clubiona Latreille, 1804 are described from both males and females: Clubiona longyangensis sp. nov. and C…

This study describes a new species of Polyxenida from China, Lophoturus sineprocessus sp. nov., along with a species newly recorded from China: Eudigraphis nigricans (Miyosi, 1947…

In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei was first determined by the primer walking sequence method. The complete mitochondrial genome was…

Three new species of the genus Cicurina Menge, 1871 are described from Daba Mountain National Nature Reserve, Chongqing, China: C. chengkou sp. nov. (♂♀), C. dabashan sp. nov. (♂♀…

Four new species of leptonetid spiders from Anhui Province, China are recognized: Jingneta qishan Tong, sp. nov. (♂♀), Jingneta wukuishan Tong, sp. nov. (♂), Leptonetela jingde To…

Mecistocephalus Newport, 1843 is the most diverse genus in the family Mecistocephalidae; however, only two species have been recorded in mainland China to date. Therefore, taxonom…

Species of the spider genus Belisana Thorell, 1898 exhibit high diversity in Guizhou, southwestern China. Previously, only eight species of Belisana were recorded in Guizhou. In t…

The taxonomy of the pill millipede genus Rhopalomeris Verhoeff, 1906, which is restricted to Indochina and currently comprises six described species, is refined and updated. An in…

We describe a new plexippine genus, Tenkana gen. nov., supported by phylogenomic data from ultraconserved elements (UCEs), Sanger sequences of four genes, and morphological eviden…

Micropholcus Deeleman-Reinhold & Prinsen, 1987 is one of only two Pholcidae genera known to occur both in the Old and New Worlds. However, there are major morphological and ecolog…

Three new species of the genus Belisana Thorell, 1898 are described from karst caves in Guangxi, China: Belisana langping Zhang, Li & Yao, sp. nov. (♂♀), B. lingui Zhang, Li & Yao…

Three new pseudoscorpions in the family Pseudotyrannochthoniidae are described from China: Allochthonius hispidus sp. nov. from Chongqing (Wushan County), Spelaeochthonius huangla…

In this study, eight new species are described from the subtropical parts of Yunnan Province in southwestern China: Belisana honghe Zhang, Li & Yao, sp. nov. (♂♀), B. jiuxiang Zha…

Two species of the long-legged sac spider genus Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1839 collected from China are diagnosed and described as new to science: Cheiracanthium bannaensis sp. n…

Lycodon gammiei (Blanford, 1878), a rarely encountered species of Asian snake, is characterized by ambiguous systematics and biology. Based on a sole specimen of L. gammiei redisc…

Due to the detrimental effect of formaldehyde on DNA, ethanol has replaced formalin as the primary preservative for animal specimens. However, short-term formalin fixation of spec…

The monotypic genus Cheliceroides Żabka, 1985 is revalidated based on both molecular sequence data (ultra-conserved elements and protein coding genes of mitochondrial genomes) and…

Himalayan shrews of the genus Soriculus (Soricidae, Eulipotyphla), currently represented by four nominal species, are endemic to the Himalayas and the Gaoligong Mountains. In Apri…

Classification of species is commonly based on morphological, molecular, and distribution depending on the taxa. Macromotettixoides Zheng, Wei & Jiang, 2005 and Formosatettix Tink…

A new species of pholcid spiders, Pholcus fengmeii Zhang, He & Yao, sp. nov. (♂♀), is described from Liaoning Province, China. The new species belongs to the speciose phungiformes…

The frog genus Odorrana is distributed across east and southeastern Asia. Based on morphological differences and molecular phylogenetics, a new species of the genus occurring from…

We propose a new genus of plexippine jumping spiders from the Western Ghats of India based on the new species Ghatippus paschima gen. et sp. nov. While it bears a superficial rese…

Guigarra cailaoensis is a member of family Cyprinidae, subfamily Labeoninae (Cypriniformes) which was recently discovered in southwestern China. Following its initial description,…