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Five new species of Cranopygia (Dermaptera, Pygidicranidae) from South China
Five new species of the genus Cranopygia Burr, 1908 are described and illustrated from South China: Cranopygia kongqueshana sp. nov., Cranopygia lisu sp. nov., Cranopygia longibif…
Glaridoglanis verruciloba sp. nov., a new glyptosternine catfish (Siluriformes, Sisoridae) from the Zayul River in sout…
Glaridoglanis verruciloba sp. nov. is described from the Zayul River in southeastern Tibet, China. It has long been misidentified as G. andersonii. This new species is diagnosed b…
A survey of megachilid bees of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan, with description of a new species of P…
A list of 184 species of megachilid bees from 19 genera and five tribes is reported for the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The list is based on 2,099 examined speci…
Morphometric and bioacoustic profiling of Myotis cf. davidii/aurascens (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in East Asia: evi…
During a Chiroptera resource survey conducted in 2023 on the Pamir Plateau of China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, two adult male bat individuals were captured. External morp…
A new species of Androctonus from the Najd Plateau of Saudi Arabia (Scorpiones, Buthidae)
A new scorpion species, Androctonus najdensis sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Saudi Arabia. It is compared with existing species from the Middle East and Iran, notably…
Taxonomy of the genus Elasmopus (Crustacea, Amphipoda) in Japan and South Korea, with description of a new species
To advance the limited understanding of the East Asian Elasmopus fauna, field surveys were conducted in Japan and South Korea. In the present study, a new species, E. lumbiniger s…
A comparative study of the external male genitalia in the subfamily Zeugophorinae, and a new species of genus Zeugophor…
The external male genitalia of 21 Chinese species of the genus Zeugophora (subfamily Zeugophorinae) are compared. A key is compiled to Chinese Zeugophora species based on external…
A study on the Melandryidae (Coleoptera) of Mount Leigong, Guizhou Province, Southwest China, with descriptions of thre…
Six melandryid species, including three new species, Phloiotrya similis sp. nov., Melandrya bifasciata sp. nov., and Phloeotrinus elongatus sp. nov., and three new provincial reco…
Shuqiangius gen. nov., a new genus of Oxyopidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from China
A new genus Shuqiangius Wang, Marusik & Yao, gen. nov. is described. It comprises the type species Shuqiangius rarobulbus (Lo, Cheng & Lin, 2024), comb. nov. (♂; Taiwan, China) an…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, …
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…
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 …
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…
New species and new records of Phrynarachne crab spiders (Araneae, Thomisidae) from Southeast Asia
Two new species of Phrynarachne, P. gorochovi sp. nov. (♀), from Philippines (Luzon) and P. storozhenkoi sp. nov. (♀) from Malaysia (Borneo) are diagnosed, illustrated and describ…
Integrated evidence reveals a new subspecies of Amolops Cope, 1865 (Anura, Ranidae) from northeastern Yunnan, China
A new subspecies of Amolops dafangensis Li, Liu, Ke, Cheng, & Wang, 2024, designated as Amolops dafangensis wumengmontis ssp. nov., is described from Mt. Wumeng, Zhaotong City, no…
Two new Parahiraciini planthoppers from Central Vietnam in the genera Gelastyrella and Pseudochoutagus (Hemiptera, Fulg…
Two new planthopper species of the family Issidae, tribe Parahiraciini, are described from Central Vietnam: Gelastyrella vuquangensis sp. nov. from Vu Quang National Park in Ha Ti…
Desmopuntius mahakamensis, a new cyprinid species (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) from East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Desmopuntius mahakamensis sp. nov., is described based on specimens from East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The new species, D. mahakamensis is distinguished from all congeners by the fo…
A deeper look into the diversity of Phyllium leaf insects from Indonesia: seven new species and two unique egg morpholo…
Leaf insects of the genus Phyllium Illiger, 1798 are primarily distributed across Southeast Asia, with most species known from the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Subsequent…
Four new species of genus Acmella W.T. Blanford, 1869 (Gastropoda, Assimineidae) from Southern Thailand
This study explores the diversity of microsnails inhabiting limestone caves in Southern Thailand. It describes four new species of the genus Acmella W.T. Blanford, 1869 (Gastropod…
Amolops cuongi (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae), a new species from the Hoang Lien Range, Vietnam
A new species of the genus Amolops is described from the Hoang Lien Range, northwestern Vietnam as Amolops cuongi sp. nov. While morphological and molecular data assign these indi…
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