Works on Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
Published research works tagged with the topic “Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy”.
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Taxonomic notes of the cobweb spider genus Platnickina Koçak & Kemal, 2008 (Araneae, Theridiidae, Theridiinae), with de…
Based on specimens collected from southern China, two new species of Platnickina Koçak & Kemal, 2008 are described: P. submaculata Hu & Liu, sp. nov. (male, female) and P. yoshida…
First record of Bibrax Fletcher, 1927 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) from Ecuador, with descriptions of twelv…
Twelve new species of Bibrax Fletcher, 1927 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Euplectitae: Metopiasini) from Ecuador are described: B. chullachaqui sp. nov., B. chocoensis …
First male description of Urodeta longa Sruoga & Kaila, 2019 from Thailand with identification keys to Asian species of…
A male of the little-known species Urodeta longa Sruoga & Kaila, 2019 is described for the first time based on material collected in northern Thailand. The species is diagnosed ba…
Contribution to the Arabo-Saharan psammophilous Saprininae, with descriptions of two new species (Coleoptera, Histerida…
Two new psammophilous Saprininae, Neopachylopus pharkidodes sp. nov. and N. penatii sp. nov. from the Arabian Peninsula and Algerian Sahara, respectively, are described and figure…
A survey of Orchestina Simon, 1882 (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Xishuangbanna, China, with descriptions of eight new speci…
Eight new species and one known species of the oonopid spider genus Orchestina Simon, 1882 are described or recorded based on material collected from forest canopy of Xishuangbann…
Four species of Zoica Simon, 1898 from Asia (Araneae, Lycosidae)
Three new species of the wolf spider genus Zoica Simon, 1898 are described from eastern and southeastern parts of Asia: Zoica dulong Lu, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (Yunnan, ♂♀) and Z.…
Different, but still the same: integrative taxonomy confirms a new species of Eresus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae, Eresida…
This study represents the first step toward a systematic revision of the velvet spider genus Eresus Walckenaer, 1805 in the Caucasus. Here, Eresus transcaucasicus sp. nov. is desc…
Review of the wolf-spider genus Draposa Kronestedt, 2010 from China (Araneae, Lycosidae)
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,…
Three new species of the genus Cicurina Menge, 1871 from Chongqing, China (Araneae, Cicurinidae)
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 of northeastern Algeria: new records for the country and faunistic updates (Coleoptera, aquatic Adephaga,…
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…
Two new species of Trilacuna Tong & Li, 2007 (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Yunnan Province, China, with a key to all known …
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…
Discovery of Synuchus congruus (Morawitz, 1862) (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Sphodrini) in Europe
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…
Size matters: a new genus of tarantula with the longest male palps, and an integrative revision of Monocentropus Pocock…
A taxonomic revision of the eumenophorine tarantula genus Monocentropus Pocock, 1897, which currently comprises three species, M. balfouri Pocock, 1897 (♂♀; Socotra, Yemen), M. la…
A new species of Southeast Asian dwarf tarantula in the genus Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897, from Lao PDR (Theraphosidae, Se…
A new species of Southeast Asian dwarf tarantula, Phlogiellus khampheng Sriranan, Songsangchote & Chomphuphuang, sp. nov., is described from Pakse, Champasack Province, Lao PDR. T…
Three new species of the genus Olios Walckenaer, 1837 (Araneae, Sparassidae) from southern China
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 …
Review of the spider genus Amaurobius (Araneae, Amaurobiidae) from China, with description of a new genus
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 and a new record of Synagelides Strand, 1906 (Araneae, Salticidae) from China
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, …
Description of a new subgenus for Himalaea batanga and its new sister species from Xizang Autonomous Region, China (Lep…
A new subgenus, Macrohimalaea subgen. nov., in the genus Himalaea Hreblay & L. Ronkay, 1998, is established and described for Himalaea (Macrohimalaea) batanga Saldaitis, Benedek &…
Taxonomic notes on four closely related spider species of the genus Khorata (Araneae, Pholcidae)
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,…
On the taxonomy of the subgenera Tatsipolia, Chalapolia, and Kitapolia of the genus Dasypolia Guenée with the descripti…
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…
Three new species of the wolf spider genus Sinartoria Wang, Framenau & Zhang, 2021 (Araneae, Lycosidae) from southern C…
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)…
Endemic taxon or environmentally induced colour morph? Genetic insights into the insular subspecies of Platyceps najadu…
Phenotypic variation, particularly in colouration, is well documented in snake populations across the Balkans, with insular populations often exhibiting distinct morphological tra…
Two new species of the spider genus Songthela (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae) from Hunan Province, China
Two new species of the primitively segmented spider genus Songthela Ono, 2000, which were collected from Hunan Province, China, are described based on specimens of both sexes: S. …
Expanding the taxonomy of crab spiders (Araneae, Thomisidae) in Sumatra: a new genus, five new species, and regional re…
The taxonomy of crab spiders (Thomisidae) has been the focus of many reviews, adding new genera such as Ibana and Crockeria while synonymising Ascurisoma with Cebrenninus, and des…
The taxonomy of Cyrtodactylus consobrinus (Peters, 1871) (Squamata, Gekkonidae) and the description of a new species fr…
Phylogenetic analyses based on 1459 base pairs of the mitochondrial gene ND2 and its flanking tRNAs indicate that Cyrtodactylus consobrinus from the type locality in Sarawak, East…
Two new species and additional records of the genus Asiageodromicus Shavrin, 2024 from Xizang, southwest China (Coleopt…
Asiageodromicus dawai Yang & Peng, sp. nov. (Xizang: Langkazi) and Asiageodromicus zhangi Yang & Peng, sp. nov. (Xizang: Cuona) are described and illustrated. Additional records o…
On small huntsman spiders (Araneae, Philodromidae) occurring in Guizhou and Hubei provinces, China
Spiders of the family Philodromidae Thorell, 1869 from Guizhou and Hubei provinces, China are studied. A total of three genera and seven species are reported and illustrated, comp…
Review of the wolf spider genus Acantholycosa Dahl, 1908 from China (Araneae, Lycosidae)
The genus Acantholycosa Dahl, 1908 from China is reviewed, including five species: A. aborigenica Zyuzin & Marusik, 1988, A. lignaria (Clerck, 1757), A. sterneri (Marusik, 1993), …
Three new species of Orchestina Simon, 1882 (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Xizang, China
The genus Orchestina is recorded for the first time from Xizang, China. One known species and three new species are reported: Orchestina colubrina Liu, Henrard & Xu, 2019 (♂♀), Or…
Life history of Papilio (Druryia) meriones Felder & Felder (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) from Madagascar
The swallowtail butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) have been researched extensively as a model species in biology, ecology, and conservation biology. During a recent expediti…
The Central American millipede family Rhachodesmidae in Costa Rica, with the description of a new species of Aceratopha…
The rather small millipede family Rhachodesmidae is endemic to Central America, and is represented in Costa Rica by only four species of the genus Aceratophallus, including A. log…
Diversity of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) in the Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi, China
A list of 94 salticid species of 48 genera collected from Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve in Jiangxi Province is provided. Four new salticid species are diagnosed, described,…
Three new genera of wolf spiders (Araneae, Lycosidae) living on the forest floor in East Asia
Three new genera as well as one new species belonging to Lycosidae are described, Houcosa gen. nov. (type species: Houcosa zhaoi sp. nov., ♂♀), Kuncosa gen. nov. (type species: Ar…
Agrotis villenensis—a new species of Noctuinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from the southeastern Iberian Peninsula
Agrotis villenensis sp. nov. is described from the Iberian Peninsula. Differential superficial, genital and genetic (barcode) characters from its closest Iberian and European rela…
A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Dolichogenidea Viereck (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in the Neotropical region, wit…
The parasitoid wasp genus Dolichogenidea is currently the second most speciose within the subfamily Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), with 366 world species known so far, …
A survey of Belisana spiders (Araneae, Pholcidae) from eastern Sichuan, China
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,…
Review of the genus Ageleradix Xu & Li, 2007 (Araneae, Agelenidae), with descriptions of three new species
The spider genus Ageleradix Xu & Li, 2007 is reviewed. Three new species are described: A. dulong Mu, Wang & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀, Yunnan), A. jinfoshan Mu, Wang & Zhang, sp. nov. …
Three new species of the genus Weintrauboa Hormiga, 2003 (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from China
Three new species of the genus Weintrauboa Hormiga, 2003 are described here as: W. denticulata sp. nov. (Hunan, ♂), W. shenwu sp. nov. (Hubei and Chongqing, ♂♀), and W. wanglangen…
Description of two new huntsman spiders from Vietnam (Araneae, Sparassidae)
Two new species of the sparassid genera Heteropoda Latreille, 1804 and Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000 are described from Vietnam: Heteropoda taygiangensis sp. nov. (♂) from Quang Nam Prov…
First record of the genus Aspilota Foerster, 1863 in Argentina (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae), with the descripti…
A new species of Aspilota without a mesoscutal pit, A. murieli Peris-Felipo, sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Argentina. The genus Aspilota Foerster, 1863 is recorded f…
Genomic and ecological divergence support recognition of a new species of endangered Satyrium butterfly (Lepidoptera, L…
We describe a highly isolated population of hairstreak butterfly from Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, as a new species, Satyrium curiosolus sp. nov., previously rec…
Six new species and a new synonym of the mesh-web spider genus Sudesna Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae, Dictynidae) from China
Six new species of the genus Sudesna are described from South China: S. cangshan sp. nov. (♀, Yunnan), S. dali sp. nov. (♂♀, Yunnan), S. haiboi sp. nov. (♂♀, Yunnan), S. hainan sp…
Taxonomic revalidation of Selenobrachys Schmidt, 1999 and Chilocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1992 based on morphological …
Selenobrachys Schmidt, 1999 and Chilocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1992 were considered junior synonyms to Orphnaecus Simon, 1892 without further morphological investigation nor the…
Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Calcyopa Stüning, 2000 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae, Boarmiini), wit…
The genus Calcyopa Stüning, 2000, is briefly reviewed. A new species, Calcyopa hainana Liu, sp. nov., is described from Hainan Province, China. Within the genus Calcyopa, two spec…
Description of three new species of Spartaeini (Araneae, Salticidae, Spartaeinae) from China and Malaysia
Three new species of Spartaeini from China and Malaysia are described: Calxattus dengba sp. nov. (♂), Spartaeus siloi sp. nov. (♂♀), and Taraxella chrisfehni sp. nov. (♂♀). Calxat…
Review of the spider genus Solenysa Simon, 1894 in Western Japan and Central Ryukyu with the description of three new s…
Three new species of the genus Solenysa Simon, 1894 are recorded and described from Western Japan, all based on both sexes. Of these, two species are endemic to the Ryukyu Archipe…
The genus Liocanthydrus Guignot, 1957 (Coleoptera, Noteridae) in Argentina: new records and larval morphology
The genus Liocanthydrus Guignot, 1957 is formally reported from Argentina since its first mention in an unpublished work more than 40 years ago. A single species, L. nanops Baca e…
Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon …
Moth diversity on Mount Cameroon, a critical biodiversity hotspot in the Afrotropics, remains understudied despite the region’s rich and unique ecosystems. In this study, 34 speci…
First report of subfamily Scydmaeninae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Shanghai, with description of two new species
The subfamily Scydmaeninae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) is reported from Shanghai, China for the first time. Three species of the genus Euconnus Thomson were recognized: E. (s. str…
Four new species of Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000 (Araneae, Sparassidae, Heteropodinae) from China and Vietnam
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…