Works on Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
Published research works tagged with the topic “Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy”.
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Three new species of genus Onycholabis Bates, 1873 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Platynini) based on morphological and molecu…
Three new species of the genus Onycholabis Bates, 1873 are described, O. hainanus Bolkiboev & Liang, sp. nov. from Hainan; O. tengjhihensis Bolkiboev & Liang, sp. nov., and O. che…
Description of a new species of the orb-weaver spider genus Zangaraneus Mi, Wang & Feng, 2026 (Araneae, Araneidae) from…
The orb-weaver spider genus Zangaraneus Mi, Wang & Feng, 2026 contains four species known only from Xizang, China. In our recent study, the fifth species has been found and is des…
Three new species of Entomobryidae (Collembola) from Romania, including a synanthropic Willowsia species
This study describes three new species of Palaearctic Collembola—Entomobrya cezarae sp. nov., E. antoniae sp. nov., and Willowsia solanella sp. nov.—collected in Romania. The genu…
Descriptions of two new species of Spartaeus Thorell, 1891 (Araneae, Salticidae, Spartaeinae) from southern China
Two new species of Spartaeus Thorell, 1891 from southern China are described: S. yingdeensis sp. nov. (♂♀) from Guangdong Province and S. rotiscutus sp. nov. (♂♀) from Yunnan Prov…
A new species of Laophontella Thompson IC & Scott A, 1903 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Tetragonicipitidae) from Korea, wit…
A new species of the benthic harpacticoid genus Laophontella Thompson IC & Scott A, 1903 (Tetragonicipitidae), collected from intertidal habitats along the coast of Korea, is desc…
Four new species of Pachymerium centipedes from China (Geophilomorpha, Geophilidae)
The genus Pachymerium is nearly cosmopolitan and exhibits considerable dispersal capacity among geophilomorph centipedes. However, its taxonomic study in China remains notably ina…
Luffy gen. nov., a new genus of Staphylinina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae), remarkable for understanding t…
We describe and illustrate a new genus of Staphylinina, Luffy gen. nov., with two new species: L. schillhammeri sp. nov. from Yunnan, China, and L. nika sp. nov. from northern Lao…
Two new cave-dwelling species of Triplophysa (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guizhou, China
Two new cave-dwelling species, Triplophysa zhijinensis sp. nov. and Triplophysa dafangensis sp. nov., are described from karst caves in Guizhou Province, southwestern China. Tripl…
Huntsman spiders of the genus Sinopoda (Araneae, Sparassidae, Heteropodinae) from the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Pre…
Spiders of the genus Sinopoda Jäger, 1999 from Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China are studied. A total of four species are reported and illustrated o…
Two new species and new records of the genus Pinopellis Assing, 2022 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) from China
New morphological, taxonomic, and faunistic data on the genus Pinopellis Assing, 2022 from China are provided. Two new species of Pinopellis are described: P. liaoi sp. nov. (Guan…
A new species of Odorrana (Anura, Ranidae) from the limestone karst forest of northern Vietnam
A new species of Odorrana is described from the limestone karst forest in northern Vietnam based on morphological differences and molecular divergence. Morphologically, Odorrana n…
Three new macropterous species, and additional records, of Oedichirus Erichson, 1839 from China (Coleoptera, Staphylini…
Three new macropterous species of the genus Oedichirus Erichson, 1839 from China, are described and illustrated: O. acutus Tang & Peng, sp. nov. (Libo, Guizhou), O. biwenxuani Tan…
The pill millipede genus Rhopalomeris Verhoeff, 1906 new to the fauna of China, with an integrative description of a ne…
The order Glomerida (pill millipedes) represents a group of terrestrial invertebrates of high ecological and taxonomic significance, yet its diversity and distribution in China re…
Five new species and one new record of armored spiders (Araneae, Tetrablemmidae) from Thailand
Five new cave-dwelling species and one newly recorded litter-dwelling species belonging to the family Tetrablemmidae are described from Thailand, i.e., Ablemma erna Lehtinen, 1981…
Sphenomorphus puhoatensis (Squamata, Scincidae), a new skink from Nghe An Province, Vietnam
A new species of the genus Sphenomorphus Fitzinger, 1843 is described from north-central Vietnam based on morphological differences and molecular divergence. Sphenomorphus puhoate…
Review of the mesh-web spider genus Sudesna Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae, Dictynidae) from Xizang, China
The genus Sudesna Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae, Dictynidae) from Xizang, China is reviewed, including one new combination and four new species: S. linzhiensis (Hu, 2001), comb. nov., S…
A new species of the genus Calommata Lucas, 1837, with first description of the male of Calommata hangzhica Li & Xu, 20…
A new spider species of the genus Calommata Lucas, 1837 is described from China: C. yueluensis sp. nov. (♂♀). The male of C. hangzhica Li & Xu, 2022 is described for the first tim…
Taxonomic reassessment and color-pattern polymorphism of the Oriental fire-bellied newt Hypselotriton orientalis (Urode…
The Oriental fire-bellied newt Hypselotriton orientalis, widely distributed in eastern China, has long faced taxonomic ambiguities. Although the nominate subspecies of H. oriental…
Morphological and molecular evidence support a new species of the genus Ilocomba Brescovit, 1997 (Araneae, Anyphaenidae…
We describe a new species of the genus Ilocomba Brescovit, 1997 from the Andean region of Colombia using an integrative taxonomic approach that combines morphological and molecula…
On a new genus and species of karst-dwelling freshwater crab (Crustacea, Brachyura, Potamidae) from Peninsular Malaysia
Recent explorations of caves in Pahang, central Peninsular Malaysia yielded specimens of an unusual long-legged terrestrial, cave-dwelling crab. Morphological examinations of the …
Hitchhiking across continents: phoresy of pseudoscorpions (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones) on Diptera, with new European r…
Phoresy is an important dispersal strategy in pseudoscorpions, yet associations with Diptera have not been comprehensively revised for more than two decades. An updated synthesis …
Two new species of Nanorana Günther, 1896 (Anura, Dicroglossidae) from Yunnan, China
Two new species of the Nanorana yunnanensis complex are described from southeastern and northeastern Yunnan Province, China, respectively, based on morphological and molecular evi…
New data on spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant, with new species and records
Based on several small collections, new taxonomic and faunistic data on spiders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Lebanon are presented. Six species are…
Taxonomy of the ant genus Cardiocondyla Emery, 1869 from China, with the description of a new species of the sima group…
The genus Cardiocondyla Emery, 1869 is a diverse group of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae, with a total of 89 recognised species and subspecies recorded worldwide. A new species …
Expanding the horizon: Discovery of two new spider species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcida…
The spiders of the Pholcus phungiformes species group are primarily distributed across five mountain ranges in East Asia: the Lüliang Mountains and the Yanshan-Taihang Mountains i…
A new species of Lomechusoides (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Formica polyctena anthills in Northeastern Europe
Lomechusoides umbrosus sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Lomechusini) is described, a socially integrated myrmecophile associated with Formica polyctena Foerster,…
A new species of Messor from Bulgaria and redescription of the gyne of M. oertzeni Forel, 1910 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
A new ant species, Messor odrysarum sp. nov., of the Messor structor species group, is described based on worker, gyne and male castes collected in Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria. The…
Two new species from two genera of the family Ampeliscidae Krøyer, 1842 (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from the Clarion-Clipper…
Ampeliscidae is a species-diverse family that inhabits oceans around the world at depths from the intertidal to the hadal zone of 6500 m. During a series of collection expeditions…
A new genus and species of the family Lepechinellidae Schellenberg, 1926 (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from the Clarion-Clippe…
A new monotypic genus within the family Lepechinellidae is described from the deep-sea Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean. Pseudolepechinella gen. nov. is distinguished …
A new species from the genus Lepechinelloides Thurston, 1980 (Amphipoda, Lepechinellidae) from the Clarion-Clipperton Z…
A new species of the genus Lepechinelloides is described from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean. Lepechinelloides polymetallica sp. nov. is distinguished from the o…
A new species of Thrombasia J.L. Barnard, 1966 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Tryphosidae) from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Ce…
A new species of the genus Thrombasia within the family Tryphosidae is described from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean. A key to distinguish the new species from t…
A new species of Lepidepecreum Spence Bate & Westwood, 1868 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Tryphosidae) from the Clarion-Clippe…
The Tryphosidae is a species-rich family of the order Amphipoda. During the survey of the abyssal depths of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the east Pacific, a new species of the g…
A revision of the genus Elimedon J.L. Barnard, 1962 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Tryphosidae) with the addition of two new sp…
Two new species are described in the genus Elimedon within the family Tryphosidae from depths between 4026–4299 m in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean. A revised diagnosi…
Two new abyssal Harpiniinae Barnard & Drummond, 1978 (Amphipoda, Phoxocephalidae) from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone
Two new species of the phoxocephalid subfamily Harpiniinae are described from the easternmost sector of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. The material examined was collected with epibe…
Two new species of Liljeborgia Spence Bate, 1863 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Liljeborgiidae) from the Clarion-Clipperton Zon…
Two new species of Liljeborgia are described from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central-east Pacific Ocean. Liljeborgia scylla sp. nov. is described from a single immature male spe…
Eusiridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the abyssal east Pacific with descriptions of f…
Eusiridae is the most abundant and species rich family of Amphipoda collected in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), in the abyssal Eastern Pacific. Here five species new to s…
A new superfamily and family of the infraorder Hadziida (Amphipoda, Senticaudata) based on a new genus and species from…
A remarkable new amphipod species, Mirabestia maisie sp. nov., is described from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, abyssal Pacific Ocean, at depths of 4130–4309 m. The species is descr…
Description of a new species of the genus Riukiaria (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae) from eastern China, with th…
This study describes a new millipede species of the genus Riukiaria from China: Riukiaria langyaensis sp. nov., and provides an identification key to all 19 Riukiaria species curr…
Re-delimitation of the genus Emertonella (Araneae, Theridiidae, Hadrotarsinae) and taxonomic notes on Euryopis and Phyc…
Hadrotarsinae Thorell, 1881 is a subfamily of cobweb spiders (Theridiidae) distributed worldwide and generally regarded as specialized ant predators. The taxonomy of Hadrotarsinae…
Two complete mitochondrial genomes of the family Paradoxosomatidae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida) with phylogenetic implicati…
Millipedes (class Diplopoda) are vital soil invertebrates that play key roles in litter decomposition and nutrient cycling. However, their phylogenetic relationships remain poorly…
A new species of Athelges (Crustacea, Isopoda, Epicaridea, Bopyridae) from Japan, with morphological and DNA barcode da…
Athelges pileus sp. nov. is described as an abdominal bopyrid of the hermit crab Diogenes edwardsii collected from the Noto Peninsula, Japan. Athelges pileus sp. nov. is distingui…
New data on long-jawed spiders (Araneae, Tetragnathidae, Tetragnatha) from China
Two species of Tetragnatha Latreille, 1804 are described, including one new species, Tetragnatha tricuspidata sp. nov. (♀♂) from Sichuan and Shaanxi Provinces, and one Chinese new…
A new species of the genus Karschia Walter, 1889 (Solifugae, Karschiidae) from China
A new species of the genus Karschia Walter, 1889, Karschia (Karschia) baii sp. nov., is described from northwest China. We provide a detailed morphological description, diagnostic…
First records of the genus Parazygiella Wunderlich, 2004 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China, with the description of two n…
The genus Parazygiella Wunderlich, 2004 is recorded from China for the first time, with two new species described here from Xizang: Parazygiella jianxini Mi & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀) …
Two new Margarinotus Marseul, 1853 from Jiangxi, Guangxi, and Guangdong provinces (China), with an updated key to all C…
Two new species of Margarinotus Marseul, 1854 from southern China are described herein: Margarinotus (Grammostethus) mazuri sp. nov. and Margarinotus (Ptomister) deficiens sp. nov…
Resolving a century-old year mystery – the identity and provenance of the semiterrestrial crab, Parathelphusa (Liothelp…
The uncertain taxonomic identity and provenance of the gecarcinucid karst crab Parathelphusa (Liothelphusa) nobilii Colosi, 1920 is resolved through the examination of historical …
Synopsis of the myrmecophilous genus Ecitonides Wasmann (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae), with description of tw…
The Neotropical genus of myrmecophilous beetles, Ecitonides Wasmann, 1894 (Staphylinidae: Paederinae: Lathrobiini), currently includes nine valid species distributed in French Gui…
A new isopod species of the genus Edotia (Valvifera, Idoteidae) from Argentina, with a key to South American species
A new valviferan isopod—Edotia dotiae sp. nov.— is described from the shallow coastal waters of Argentine Patagonia. The specimens were collected during three different expedition…
Revealing European cave shrimp diversity: a new species of Spelaeocaris (Decapoda, Atyidae) named through public partic…
The family Atyidae, the world’s largest family of freshwater shrimps, is represented in Europe almost exclusively by subterranean species. The Dinaric Karst of the northwestern Ba…
Species of the genus Laureola (Isopoda, Armadillidae), with an identification key to world species
The genus Laureola Barnard, 1960 comprises twelve species distributed across the Afrotropical, Australian, and Oriental regions. In this study, we describe Laureola volamuca Zong,…