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The adult, pupa, and larva of a new species of Gnaptorina Reitter, 1887 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Blaptini) from the Tibetan Plateau, with molecular phylogenetic inferences Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Bao-Yue Ji, Xing-Tao Ma, Ji-Da Rong, Guo-Dong Ren, Zhao Pan, Xiu-Min Li
The adult, pupa and larva of a new species, Gnaptorina (Gnaptorina) lhorongica Li, sp. nov., from northeastern Xizang, China are described and illustrated. The species was identified using molecular phylogenetic analyses based on three mitochondrial fragments and one nuclear gene fragment (COI, Cytb, 16S, and 28S-D2). The taxonomic status of the new species is confirmed using a combination of molecular
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Complete mitochondrial genome of Guigarra cailaoensis Wang, Chen & Zheng, 2022 (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) and its phylogenetic implications Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Lan-Ping Zheng, Ying-Min Geng
Guigarra cailaoensis is a member of family Cyprinidae, subfamily Labeoninae (Cypriniformes) which was recently discovered in southwestern China. Following its initial description, additional information on this species has remained notably scarce. In the current study, we assemble the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of G. cailaoensis using the Illumina sequencing platform. The mitogenome
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Revision of the macropterous subgenus Curtonotus from east China, with the description of a new species (Carabidae, Zabrini, Amara) Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Yihang Li, Haoyuan Li, Hongliang Shi
Species from east China belonging to the subgenus Curtonotus were studied, resulting in the description of a new species, Amara (Curtonotus) beijingensissp. nov. The type locality is Xiaolongmen Forest Park in Beijing. All the known macropterous Curtonotus species from eastern China are reviewed and for each species taxonomical notes, illustrations, and new provincial records are noted. An improved
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A new ant species of the genus Carebara Westwood, 1840 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) with a key to Chinese species Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Zhi-yu Liu, Ying Zhong, Yu-yuan Huang, Hao Ran, Fan Song
A new Chinese ant species Carebara laevicepssp. nov. is described based on the major and minor workers. This species is most similar to C. lusciosa (Wheeler, 1928) due to a spineless propodeum, the absence of horns, and a smooth head capsule. It is distinguished by the following features: (1) antenna 10-segmented; (2) katepisternum rugose-reticulate; (3) in major workers, lateral sides of head in
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A taxonomic study of four rare pteromalid genera: Amblyharma Huang & Tong, Fusta Xiao & Ye, Nazgulia Hedqvist and Platecrizotes Ferrière from the Eastern Palaearctic (Chalcidoidea, Pteromalidae, Pachyneurinae) Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Ekaterina V. Tselikh, Jaehyeon Lee, Deok-Seo Ku
The four morphologically similar genera Amblyharma Huang & Tong, 1993, Fusta Xiao & Ye, 2015, Nazgulia Hedqvist, 1973 and Platecrizotes Ferrière, 1934 from the Eastern Palaearctic are reviewed. Redescriptions of genera and all available types of Eastern Palaearctic species are provided. An identification key to genera is given. A new species from South Korea, Platecrizotes jediisp. nov. is described
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Hotwheels gen. nov., a new ground spider genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from southwest China Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Bo Liu, Feng Zhang
A new monotypic ground spider genus, Hotwheelsgen. nov., is described, with the type species H. sisyphussp. nov. (♂♀) from southwest China. This new genus is not assigned to any of the known subfamilies of Gnaphosidae, belonging only to the Echemus group of genera. It resembles Synaphosus Platnick & Shadab, but it can be differentiated by the presence of a median apophysis. Descriptions, illustrations
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Argyrotaenia socoromaensis sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae), a sexually dimorphic micromoth with polyphagous larvae from the arid Andes of northern Chile Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Héctor A. Vargas
Argyrotaenia socoromaensissp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Tortricinae, Archipini) from the arid Andes of northern Chile is described and illustrated. Adults are sexually dimorphic, with differences in wing size, shape and pattern. The larvae feed on Stevia philippiana Hieron. (Asteraceae) and Lupinus oreophilus Phil. (Fabaceae). Genetic distance between DNA barcodes of male and female adults
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Midget cave spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Jiangxi and Fujian Province, China Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Bin-Lu Liu, Yan-bin Yao, Zi-Min Jiang, Yong-hong Xiao, Ke-Ke Liu
Eleven leptonetid species belonging to four genera collected in Jiangxi and Fujian Provinces, China are presented. Ten new species of midget cave spiders from southern China are diagnosed, described, and illustrated: Leptonetela dawu Yao & Liu, sp. nov., L. yuanhaoi Yao & Liu, sp. nov. and L. zuojiashanensis Yao & Liu, sp. nov. from Jiangxi; Longileptoneta guadunensis Yao & Liu, sp. nov., L. huboliao
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DNA Barcoding of Central European Gasteruptiidae and the rarely-collected families Evaniidae, Stephanidae, Trigonalidae, and Aulacidae (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Christian Schmid-Egger, Stefan Schmidt, Petr Bogusch
The study presents DNA barcoding results of five families of Hymenoptera in Germany. DNA barcodes are provided for 24 of the 25 species of Gasteruption occurring in Central Europe, including 18 of the 19 species recorded from Germany. The genetic diversity was higher than expected, with five species exhibiting two or more Barcode Index Number (BINs), whereas BIN sharing occurred in four species.
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A new species of the genus Achalinus (Squamata, Xenodermatidae) from southwest Hunan Province, China Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Hui Li, Le-Qiang Zhu, Bei Xiao, Jie Huang, Shao-Wu Wu, Li-Xun Yang, Zhi-Qiang Zhang, Xiao-Yang Mo
A new species of xenodermid snake, Achalinus nanshanensis H. Li, L.-Q. Zhu, Z.-Q. Zhang & X.-Y. Mo, sp. nov., is described based on three specimens collected from Nanshan National Park and Tongdao County of southwest Hunan Province. This new species is genetically distinct amongst its congeners with the mitochondrial COI uncorrected p-distance ranging from 4.4% (in A. yangdatongi) to 17.7% (in A
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New deep-sea species of Aborjinia (Nematoda, Leptosomatidae) from the North-Western Pacific: an integrative taxonomy and phylogeny Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Julia K. Zograf, Alexander A. Semenchenko, Vladimir V. Mordukhovich
Marimermithid nematodes parasitising invertebrates are mainly found in the deep-sea environments. Several adult and juvenile specimens marimermithids of the genus Aborjinia have been found in bottom sediments and inside Polychaeta during recent cruises to the Kuril-Kamchatka trench and the Kuril Basin (the Sea of Okhotsk). New species are described based on integrative study. Aborjinia profundasp
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Seven new species of the segmented spider genus Liphistius (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae) in Thailand and Myanmar Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Varat Sivayyapram, Chawakorn Kunsete, Xin Xu, Deborah R. Smith, Prapun Traiyasut, Sureerat Deowanish, Mu Mu Aung, Hirotsugu Ono, Daiqin Li, Natapot Warrit
Seven new species of the primitive segmented spider genus Liphistius are described and assigned to species groups based on characters of the male palp and vulva plate. The bristowei group includes L. dawei Sivayyapram & Warrit, sp. nov. (♂♀) from southeastern Myanmar, L. choosaki Sivayyapram & Warrit, sp. nov. (♀) from northwestern Thailand, and L. lansak Sivayyapram & Warrit, sp. nov. (♀) from western
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An overview of the Leucospidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) of the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Syed Kamran Ahmad, Syeda Uzma Usman, Farmanur Rahman Khan, Hossein Lotfalizadeh, Hassan A. Dawah, Parvez Qamar Rizvi, Prince Tarique Anwar
An overview of the family Leucospidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) is provided for the leucospid fauna of the Arabian Peninsula. Two genera containing four species are identified based on morphometrics and colour patterns. One species, Leucospis ayezae Usman, Anwar & Ahmad, sp. nov., is described. Leucospis elegans Klug had been previously recorded from Arabia Felix (= Yemen) and is recorded here
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Systematic revision of the ant subfamily Leptanillinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Zachary Griebenow
The genus-level taxonomy of the ant subfamily Leptanillinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is here revised, with the aim of delimiting genus-level taxa that are reciprocally monophyletic and readily diagnosable based upon all adult forms. This new classification reflects molecular phylogenetics and is informed by joint consideration of both male and worker morphology. Three valid genera are recognized
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Three new species and five new records within the genus Lilioceris (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Criocerinae) from China Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Yuan Xu, Hongbin Liang
The Chinese species of Lilioceris are revised, and three new species are described from Tibet, China: Lilioceris zhentangensis Xu & Liang, sp. nov., Lilioceris medogensis Xu & Liang, sp. nov. and Lilioceris zayuensis Xu & Liang, sp. nov. Five species of Lilioceris are reported for China as new records: L. dromedarius (Baly, 1861), L. pulchella (Baly, 1859), L. semicostata (Jacoby, 1908), L. unicolor
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A new species of Amolops (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) from Guizhou Province, China Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Shi-Ze Li, Jing Liu, Xiao-Cong Ke, Gang Cheng, Bin Wang
The Torrent frogs of the genus Amolops are widely distributed in Nepal and northern India eastwards to southern China and southwards to Malaysia. The genus currently contains 84 species. Previous studies indicated underestimated species diversity in the genus. In the context, a new species occurring from the mountains in the northwestern Guizhou Province, China is found and described based on morphological
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New records of Provanna (Gastropoda, Provannidae) from the Costa Rica Margin and an identification key for the genus Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Melissa J. Betters, Erik E. Cordes
Consistent species identification is foundational to biological research and requires coordination among a diversity of researchers and institutions. However, such consistency may be hindered for rare organisms where specimens, identification resources, and taxonomic experts are few. This is often the case for deep-sea taxonomic groups. For example, the deep-sea gastropod genus Provanna Dall, 1918
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Scratching the tip of the iceberg: integrative taxonomy reveals 30 new species records of Microgastrinae (Braconidae) parasitoid wasps for Germany, including new Holarctic distributions Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Amelie Höcherl, Mark R. Shaw, Caroline Boudreault, Dominik Rabl, Gerhard Haszprunar, Michael J. Raupach, Stefan Schmidt, Viktor Baranov, José Fernández-Triana
Substantial parts of the European and German insect fauna still remain largely unexplored, the so-called “dark taxa”. In particular, midges (Diptera) and parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera) are abundant and species-rich throughout Europe, yet are often neglected in biodiversity research. One such dark taxon is Microgastrinae wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a group of parasitoids of lepidopteran caterpillars
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A new genus of soft coral (Octocorallia, Malacalcyonacea, Cladiellidae) and three new species from Indo-Pacific coral reefs Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Catherine S. McFadden, Yehuda Benayahu, Kaveh Samimi-Namin
Molecular systematic studies of the anthozoan class Octocorallia have revealed widespread incongruence between phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic classification at all levels of the Linnean hierarchy. Among the soft coral taxa in order Malacalcyonacea, the family Alcyoniidae and its type genus Alcyonium have both been recognised to be highly polyphyletic. A recent family-level revision of Octocorallia
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A new species of Lophostreptus Cook, 1895 discovered among syntypes of L. regularis Attems, 1909 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae) Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Henrik Enghoff, Nesrine Akkari
A new species of the genus Lophostreptus Cook, 1895 is described, based on specimens hidden for over a century among the syntypes of its congener Lophostreptus regularis Attems, 1909 housed in the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet Stockholm (NRMS) and the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (NHMW). A lectotype is designated for Lophostreptus regularis Attems, 1909 in order to stabilize its taxonomy. Updates to
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Three new species of the planthopper genus Oecleopsis Emeljanov, 1971 from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Cixiidae) Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Sha-Sha Lv, Lin Yang, Yu-Bo Zhang, Yan Zhi, Pei Zhang, Xiang-Sheng Chen
Three new species of the genus Oecleopsis Emeljanov, 1971 from China, O. acerbus Lv & Chen, sp. nov. and O. panxianensis Lv & Chen, sp. nov. from Guizhou Province, and O. digitatus Lv & Chen, sp. nov. from Sichuan Province, are described and illustrated. With these additions, the number of species in the genus is increased to 18. An updated identification key and checklist of all known species of
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New morphological and biological contributions to adults and immature forms of Pissonotus paraguayensis (Fulgoromorpha, Delphacidae) in wetlands of Argentina Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Ana M. Marino de Remes Lenicov, Ana C. Faltlhauser, Alvaro Foieri, Nicolas A. Salinas, M. Cristina Hernández, Alejandro J. Sosa
In the search for insects as biological control agents for the water primrose, the delphacid Pissonotus paraguayensis (Delphacidae) was found on Ludwigia grandiflora subsp. hexapetala (Onagraceae) in a wetland of Central East Argentina. The morphology of the unknown females (brachypterous and macropterous) and immature stages are described and illustrated. Adults and nymphs were collected in wetlands
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Replacement names for two species of Orthacanthus Agassiz, 1843 (Chondrichthyes, Xenacanthiformes), and discussion of Giebelodus Whitley, 1940, replacement name for Chilodus Giebel, 1848 (Chondrichthyes, Xenacanthiformes), preoccupied by Chilodus Müller & Troschel, 1844 (Actinopterygii, Characiformes) Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Loren E. Babcock
Three species assigned to the same nominal genus of Paleozoic xenacanthiform shark have been combined with the name Orthacanthus gracilis (Chondrichthyes, Xenacanthiformes, Orthacanthidae). Orthacanthus gracilis (Giebel, 1848), which was originally combined as Chilodus gracilis Giebel, 1848, is the senior synonym; it has priority over both Orthacanthus gracilis (Newberry, 1857), which was originally
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Seven new species and four new records of Psychomyiidae (Insecta, Trichoptera) from China Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Lang Peng, Zhen Deng, Yu-hua Zhang, Meng Wang, Chang-hai Sun, Bei-xin Wang
Seven new species of the family Psychomyiidae Walker, 1852 are described and illustrated from China; they are Psychomyia shunisp. nov., Ps. mangshanensissp. nov., Ps. capricornissp. nov., Lype sagittalissp. nov., Paduniella fasciariasp. nov., Pa. sanyaensissp. nov., and Tinodes aviformissp. nov. The genus Lype is reported for the first time from mainland China. In addition, four psychomyiids are
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Biogeographic factors contributing to the diversification of Euphoniinae (Aves, Passeriformes, Fringillidae): a phylogenetic and ancestral areas analysis Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Melisa Vázquez-López, Sandra M. Ramírez-Barrera, Alondra K. Terrones-Ramírez, Sahid M. Robles-Bello, Adrián Nieto-Montes de Oca, Kristen Ruegg, Blanca E. Hernández-Baños
Factors such as the Andean uplift, Isthmus of Panama, and climate changes have influenced bird diversity in the Neotropical region. Studying bird species that are widespread in Neotropical highlands and lowlands can help us understand the impact of these factors on taxa diversification. Our main objectives were to determine the biogeographic factors that contributed to the diversification of Euphoniinae
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Reclassification of Cybistrinae Sharp, 1880 in the Neotropical Region (Coleoptera, Adephaga, Dytiscidae), with description of new taxa Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Kelly B. Miller, Mariano C. Michat, Nelson Ferreira Jr
The classification of the Neotropical Cybistrinae Sharp, 1880 (Coleoptera: Adephaga: Dytiscidae) is extensively revised based on a phylogenetic analysis of morphological features of the group. A new genus, Nilssondytesgen. nov. is described for a unique new species, Nilssondytes diversussp. nov. from Venezuela. The New World genus, Megadytes Sharp, 1882, with several subgenera, was found to not be
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DNA barcoding and morphology revealed the existence of seven new species of squat lobsters in the family Munididae (Decapoda, Galatheoidea) in the southwestern Pacific Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Enrique Macpherson, Paula C. Rodríguez-Flores, Annie Machordom
Specimens of squat lobsters belonging to the family MunididaeAhyong et al., 2010, representing the genera Garymunida Macpherson & Baba, 2022, Trapezionida Macpherson & Baba, 2022 and Typhlonida Macpherson & Baba, 2022, were collected during several cruises around New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea, Southwest Pacific. The integrative study of these specimens revealed the presence of one new species
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The Trichoptera of Panama XXIV. Fifteen new species and two new country records of the caddisfly genus Neotrichia (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae), with a key to all known Panamanian species Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Steven C. Harris, Brian J. Armitage, Tomás A. Ríos González
In this paper, 15 new species of microcaddisflies in the genus Neotrichia Morton, 1905 (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae) from Panama are described and illustrated: Neotrichia abrebotellasp. nov.; Neotrichia candelasp. nov.; Neotrichia codazasp. nov.; Neotrichia emberasp. nov.; Neotrichia flennikenisp. nov.; Neotrichia hondasp. nov.; Neotrichia landisaesp. nov.; Neotrichia lenatisp. nov.; Neotrichia mindyaesp
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Revision of the Neotropical genus Trigava O’Brien, 1999 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Dictyopharidae, Nersiini), with descriptions of two new species from Peru and Brazil Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Zhi-Shun Song, Lois B. O’Brien, Igor Malenovský, Jürgen Deckert, Charles R. Bartlett
The Neotropical planthopper genus Trigava O’Brien, 1999 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Dictyopharidae, Nersiini) is revised. Four species are included: T. brachycephala (Melichar, 1912) (the type species, from Peru), T. obrieni Song, Malenovský & Deckert, sp. nov. (from Brazil), T. peruensis Song, O’Brien & Bartlett, sp. nov. (from Peru), and T. recurva (Melichar, 1912) (from Bolivia and Peru). Lectotypes
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Four new species of Zeugodacus Hendel (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae, Dacini) and new records of dacines from India Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Karamankodu Jacob David, Venkateshaiah Abhishek, Ningthoujam Kennedy, K. M. Ajaykumara, R. G. Gracy, Cheday Bhutia Hissay
Four new species of Zeugodacus Hendel are described from India viz., Zeugodacus momordicae David & Ajaykumara, sp. nov. from Arunachal Pradesh infesting male flower buds of Momordica dioica, Zeugodacus nasivittatus David & Abhishek, sp. nov. from Meghalaya, Zeugodacus (Sinodacus) sinuvittatus David & Abhishek, sp. nov. from Himachal Pradesh and Zeugodacus (Zeugodacus) umiam David & Kennedy, sp. nov
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Two new genera (Vittiblatta gen. nov. and Planiblatta gen. nov.) of Blattinae (Blattodea, Blattidae) from Southwest China and the discovery of chirally dimorphic male genitalia in Vittiblatta punctata sp. nov. Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Xin-Xing Luo, Wen-Bo Deng, Yan-Li Che, Zong-Qing Wang
This study examines Blattinae samples from Southwest China collected in recent years. Based on morphological characters, we establish two genera, Vittiblattagen. nov. and Planiblattagen. nov., and describe four new species, Vittiblatta punctata Luo & Wang, sp. nov., Vittiblatta ferruginea Luo & Wang, sp. nov., Vittiblatta undulata Luo & Wang, sp. nov., and Planiblatta crassispina Luo & Wang, sp.
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A revision of the millipede family Paracortinidae (Diplopoda, Callipodida) Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Nesrine Akkari, Oliver Macek, Pavel Stoev
The taxonomy of the family Paracortinidae Wang & Zhang, 1993 is revised based on literature, old and recently collected material. A new genus Crassipetalum Akkari & Stoev, gen. nov. is described, to accommodate a new species Crassipetalum magnum Akkari & Stoev, gen. nov. et sp. nov. and a recently described species Crassipetalum inflatum (Chen, Zheng & Jian, 2023), comb. nov. The genus Scotopetalum
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Corrections and additions to the catalogue of the bees (Hymenoptera, Anthophila) of Russia Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Maxim Yu. Proshchalykin, Alexander V. Fateryga, Yulia V. Astafurova
The present study is an update to the first catalogue of Russian bees published in 2017. For the Russian fauna, five recently described species are reported, as well as 45 species newly recorded since the first catalogue (including one invasive species), nine species overlooked in this previous Russian checklist, and 17 published synonymies. Original records are provided for nine species previously
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A conspectus of Australian Apotropina (Diptera, Chloropidae) with the description of two new species Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Yuchen Ang, James Lumbers, Paula R. Riccardi
The genus Apotropina (Diptera, Chloropidae) has a global distribution with more than 80 valid described species, of which 22 are known to occur in Australia. The Australian Apotropina fauna is poorly studied, with many species known from single type specimens, more with the morphology of the other sex unknown, and there have been no new species descriptions since 1959. Here, we describe two new species
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Description of three new species of Callyntrura (Japonphysa) (Collembola, Entomobryidae) from China with the aid of DNA barcoding Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Mei-Dong Jing, Yin-Huan Ding, Yi-Tong Ма
Callyntrura(s.l.) Börner, 1906 is the largest genus of the subfamily Salininae and contains 11 subgenera and 98 species from all over the world (mainly Asia), with eight species recorded from China. In the present paper, three new species of Callyntrura(s.l.) are described from China: C. (Japonphysa) xinjianensissp. nov.; C. (J.) tongguensissp. nov. and C. (J.) raoisp. nov. Their differences in colour
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Descriptions of two new species of Phaecadophora Walsingham, 1900 (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Olethreutinae) from China Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Yange Li, Wenqing Jing, Shulian Hao, Haili Yu
Two new species of the genus Phaecadophora, P. dactylinasp. nov. and P. vascularissp. nov., are described from the southwest China. Photographs of the adults and the genitalia are provided. Keys to the species of the genus based on the male and female genitalia are given.
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Broadly sympatric occurrence of two thief ant species Solenopsis fugax (Latreille, 1798) and S. juliae (Arakelian, 1991) in the East European Pontic-Caspian region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) is disclosed Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Sándor Csősz, Bernhard Seifert, Márk László, Zalimkhan M. Yusupov, Gábor Herczeg
This paper presents numeric morphology-based evidence on the broadly overlapping distribution of two thief ant species Solenopsis fugax (Latreille, 1798) and S. juliae (Arakelian, 1991) in the East European Pontic-Caspian region. The paper integrates two autonomous data collections and independent analyses performed by different researchers, using different equipment, considering different character
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Three new species of Quadrastichus Girault (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from China with a key to Chinese species Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Wen-Jian Li, Cheng-De Li
Six species of Quadrastichus Girault (Eulophidae: Tetrastichinae) from China are reviewed, including three new species: Q. longisetasp. nov., Q. flavomaculatussp. nov., Q. longiscapussp. nov. and one new country record, Q. vacuna (Walker, 1839). New distributional data for Q. anysis (Walker, 1839) and Q. sajoi (Szelényi, 1941), and a key to the Chinese species of Quadrastichus based on females, are
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Twenty-three new synonyms of the Eastern common groundhopper, Tetrix japonica (Bolívar, 1887) (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae) Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Ying Long, Caili Teng, Chaomei Huang, Rongjiao Zhang, Weian Deng, Liliang Lin
The Eastern common groundhopper, Tetrix japonica, is a pygmy grasshopper species widely distributed in the Eastern Palearctic region, and shows a high degree of phenotypic variation. The classification of Tetrix japonica is difficult and frequently involved errors. Among the many species of Tetrigidae that have been described in China within the last decades, many synonyms of Tetrix japonica were
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New genera and new species of Hahniidae (Araneae) from China, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Chang Chu, Yejie Lin, Shuqiang Li
Four new genera and 11 new species of Hahniidae Bertkau, 1878 are described. The new genera are Goblinia Lin & Li, gen. nov., with the type species G. tiane Lin & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Guangxi, China; Myahnia Lin & Li, gen. nov., with the type species M. kanpetlet Lin & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Chin, Myanmar; Troglohnia Lin & Li, gen. nov., with the type species Tr. qiubei Lin & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀)
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Taxonomic review of the Calotes versicolor complex (Agamidae, Sauria, Squamata) in China, with description of a new species and subspecies Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Yong Huang, Hongyu Li, Yilin Wang, Maojin Li, Mian Hou, Bo Cai
Calotes wangisp. nov., a new species of the agamid genus Calotes Cuvier, 1817, from southern China and northern Vietnam, is described. This species can be distinguished from all known congeners by a combination of morphological characteristics and genetic divergence in the mitochondrial tRNA, ND2, and CO1 genes. Molecular phylogenetic analysis revealed that the new species was formed as a monophyletic
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A new Asian lazy toad of the genus Scutiger Theobald, 1868 (Anura, Megophryidae) from southern Tibet, China Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Sheng-Chao Shi, Lu-Lu Sui, Shun Ma, Fei-Rong Ji, A-Yi Bu-Dian, Jian-Ping Jiang
In this study, a new species named Scutiger luozhaensissp. nov. is described from Luozha, southern Tibet, China. Genetic analysis based on two mitochondrial genes 16S rRNA and COI and the nuclear gene RAG1 revealed that the new species belongs to an independent phylogenetic clade close to S. gongshanensis and S. nyingchiensis and shares no RAG1 haplotype with other species. Morphological comparisons
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A new cryptic species of terrestrial breeding frog of the Pristimantis danae Group (Anura, Strabomantidae) from montane forests in Ayacucho, Peru Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Valia Herrera-Alva, Alessandro Catenazzi, César Aguilar-Puntriano
Based on morphological and molecular characters, we describe a new species of terrestrial breeding frog of the Pristimantis danae Group from montane forests of La Mar Province, Ayacucho Department in southern Peru, at elevations from 1200 to 2000 m a.s.l. The phylogenetic analysis, based on concatenated sequences of gene fragments of 16S rRNA, RAG1, COI and TYR suggests that the new species is a
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Larval polyphagy of Cataspilates marceloi (Lepidoptera, Geometridae), a Neotropical geometrid moth with flightless females Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Héctor A. Vargas
Surveys in the arid shrubland of the central Andes revealed larval polyphagy for Cataspilates marceloi Vargas, 2022 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae, Boarmiini), a geometrid moth with flightless females. This discovery suggests that, as well as in the Holarctic fauna, larval polyphagy would have been important for the evolution of flightlessness among Neotropical geometrid moths of the tribe
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A review of the anthidiine bees (Apoidea, Megachilidae) in Thailand Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Pakorn Nalinrachatakan, John S. Ascher, Max Kasparek, Prapun Traiyasut, Chawatat Thanoosing, Natapot Warrit
Bees of the tribe Anthidiini (Apoidea: Megachilidae) are notable pollinators consisting of resin bees, wool-carder bees, and cleptoparasitic bees. Twelve anthidiine species were historically reported in Thailand, though the taxonomic information of the group was needed revising. In this study, 165 (97♀, 68♂) anthidiine bee specimens deposited at the Chulalongkorn University Natural History Museum
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A new species of pit-viper from the Ayeyarwady and Yangon regions in Myanmar (Viperidae, Trimeresurus) Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Kin Onn Chan, Shahrul Anuar, Ananthanarayanan Sankar, Ingg Thong Law, Ing Sind Law, Rasu Shivaram, Ching Christian, Daniel G. Mulcahy, Anita Malhotra
In a genomic study by Chan and colleagues, pit-vipers of the Trimeresurus erythrurus–purpureomaculatus complex from the Ayeyarwady and Yangon regions in Myanmar were demonstrated to be a distinct species based on robust population genetic and species delimitation analyses. Here, we provide morphological characterizations and a formal description of those populations as a new species. The new species
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Review of the leafhopper tribe Deltocephalini Dallas, 1870 (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) in Pakistan with description of a new species of Paramesodes Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Hassan Naveed, Bismillah Shah, Kamran Sohail, Yalin Zhang, Keping Chen
A review of the leafhopper tribe Deltocephalini in Pakistan is provided, including comprehensive illustrated keys to all genera and species, along with their diagnosis and distribution. A new species of Paramesodes is described, P. dirensissp. nov., which was discovered in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A detailed description of this new species is provided together with
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On Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) species and tarantula conservation in Ecuador Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Pedro Peñaherrera-R., Roberto J. León-E.
Two novel species of Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895 are described from the north-western and central-western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental of the Andes mountain range in Ecuador. The new species are easily differentiated from other congeners of Psalmopoeus by spermathecae and male palpal bulb morphology and a comparatively distant distribution to the type localities of the geographically nearest
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A survey of pholcid spiders (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Lan Yang, Fangyu Zhao, Qiaoqiao He, Zhiyuan Yao
The family Pholcidae C.L. Koch, 1850 is highly diverse in Guizhou Province, southwestern China, and currently contains four genera and 22 species. Nevertheless, the distribution of pholcid spiders is conspicuously patchy in Guizhou. Species from Guiyang are poorly studied, and only Pholcus spilis Zhu & Gong, 1991 has been recorded. A survey was undertaken for the first time to study the pholcids
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Revisiting Szeptyckitheca Betsch & Weiner (Collembola, Symphypleona, Sminthuridae): new species, updated diagnoses, and a key Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Bruno Cavalcante Bellini, Mariana Fernandes De Oliveira, Wanda Maria Weiner, Rudy Camilo Nunes, Gleyce Da Silva Medeiros
Szeptyckitheca Betsch & Weiner is a genus of Sphyrothecinae (Sminthuridae) similar to Sphyrotheca Börner, with 13 nominal species. Most descriptions of Szeptyckitheca taxa lack valuable data in face of the current taxonomy of Symphypleona. In this study the previously described species of the genus were surveyed, aiming to provide updated diagnoses for them. Three species were also transferred to
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Description of the first stygobiotic species of the atyid shrimp genus Sinodina (Decapoda, Caridea, Atyidae) from Yunnan Province, China Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Xuankong Jiang, Jiajun Zhou, Jianguo Wang, Wenlong Chen, Huiming Chen
Sinodina Liang & Cai, 1999, a genus of atyid shrimp, is endemic to China and distributed only in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. We describe here the thirteen species of Sinodina, and the first cave-dweller of the genus, Sinodina ashimasp. nov., collected from a limestone cave in Shilin County, Yunnan Province. This species can be distinguished from its congeners by the completely degraded pigment and
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The tropiduchid planthopper genus Connelicita Wang & Bourgoin, 2015: two new species from Central Vietnam and new records (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Tropiduchidae) Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Jérôme Constant, Thai-Hong Pham, Cuong Viet Canh Le, Trung Thanh Vu, Hoai Thu Thi Nguyen
Two new planthopper species of the tropiduchid genus Connelicita Wang & Bourgoin, 2015, C. bachmaensis Constant & Pham, sp. nov., and C. phongdienensis Constant & Pham, sp. nov. are described from Bach Ma National Park and from the Centre for Conservation of Vietnam Natural Resources and Rescue of Animals and plants, Phong Dien District in Thua Thien-Hue Province, respectively. These new records
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A new bamboo-feeding species of the genus Pseudosymplanella Che, Zhang & Webb, 2009 (Hemiptera, Caliscelidae, Ommatidiotinae) from China Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Nian Gong, Xiang-Sheng Chen, Lin Yang
A new planthopper species, Pseudosymplanella maximasp. nov., belonging to the genus Pseudosymplanella (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Caliscelidae: Augilini), is described and illustrated, from China. In common with other Chinese Augilini, the new species feeds exclusively on bamboo. Additionally, a key to the two species of Pseudosymplanella is provided.
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A review of the subgenus Loxocera Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Brachycera, Psilidae) in China Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Jiale Zhou, Ding Yang
The subgenus Loxocera (Loxocera Meigen, 1803) (Diptera, Brachycera, Psilidae) in China is reviewed. Six species are recognized, including four new species: L. (L.) chikunisp. nov., L. (L.) lonsdaleisp. nov., L. (L.) maculithoraxsp. nov., and L. (L.) obscurasp. nov. Two species originally placed in the subgenus Loxocera, L. anulata Wang & Yang, 1998 and L. tianmuensis Wang & Yang, 1998, are transferred
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Another new species of the genus Habrophlebia Eaton, 1881 (Ephemeroptera, Leptophlebiidae) from the Maghreb Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Majida El Alami, Laurent Vuataz, Sara El Yaagoubi, Michel Sartori
A new species belonging to the genus Habrophlebia Eaton, 1881 is described at the nymphal stage from the Rif Mountains of Morocco. This species presents unique features, such as the chorionic arrangement of the egg and the ornamentation of the posterior margin of abdominal tergites. It is compared to all west European Habrophlebia species and a table with discriminating characters is given. A phylogenetic
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A new species of shrew moles, genus Uropsilus Milne-Edwards, 1871 (Mammalia, Eulipotyphla, Talpidae), from the Wuyi Mountains, Jiangxi Province, eastern China Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Xueyang Ren, Yifan Xu, Yixian Li, Hongfeng Yao, Yi Fang, Laxman Khanal, Lin Cheng, Wei Zeng, Xuelong Jiang, Zhongzheng Chen
Asian shrew moles, genus Uropsilus, are the most primitive members of family Talpidae. They are distributed mainly in southwestern China and adjacent Bhutan, Myanmar, and Vietnam. In June 2022, we collected five specimens of Uropsilus from Mount Huanggang, Jiangxi Province, eastern China, which is the highest peak of the Wuyi Mountains. We sequenced two mitochondrial (CYT B and 12S rRNA) and three
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Graphidessa jinfoensis, a new species of longhorned beetle (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Desmiphorini) from China Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Chuan Liu, Zhentao Cheng, Yongchuan Yang, Xiaolei Huang
Graphidessa jinfoensissp. nov. is described from Chongqing and Guizhou in Southwest China. The diagnostic morphological characters of the new species are described and illustrated in color plates. The distribution of all species of the genus Graphidessa Bates, 1884 is mapped and the key to all species of this genus is updated. The COI gene sequence of the new species is also provided.
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New nematode Tahamina indica gen. nov., sp. nov. (Nematoda, Dorylaimida, Tylencholaimoidea) from the tropical rainforest, Western Ghats Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Md Niraul Islam, Wasim Ahmad
During a nematological survey in the Western Ghats a new nematode belonging to the superfamily Tylencholaimoida (Dorylaimida) extracted from the rhizosphere of the soil of grasses, is described and illustrated. Tahamina indicagen. nov., sp. nov. is characterized by females with a body length of 1.3–1.4 mm; lip region 8.0 μm wide, approximately one-fourth of the body diameter at the pharyngeal base;
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Investigation on the true identity of Entomobrya nigriventris Stach, 1929 (Collembola, Entomobryidae) with the description of a new species Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Daniel Winkler, Jakub Sternalski, Gábor Ónodi, Nóra Szigeti, Norbert Florián, László Dányi
The present paper gives a detailed and illustrated redescription of Entomobrya nigriventris Stach, 1929, and the description of a new species collected from open sand steppe habitat in Hungary. Based on the colour pattern, E. arenaria Winkler, Flórián & Dányi, sp. nov. is close to E. violaceolineata Stach, 1963 but differs from it by the morphology of the labral papillae and the dorsal macrochaetotaxy
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A new species of Floronia Simon, 1887 from Baiyan Cave in Guizhou Province, China (Araneae, Linyphiidae) Zookeys (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Guchun Zhou, Weifeng Du, Chengxiang Xu, Muhammad Irfan
Floronia huishuiensis Zhou & Xu, sp. nov. (♂♀) is the first species in the genus Floronia to be described from Baiyan Cave in Guizhou Province, China. The new species is similar to F. zhejiangensis Zhu, Chen & Sha, 1987 but differs in structural details of the genital organs, primarily by the presence of a well-developed retrolateral tibial apophysis, a hook-shaped distal end of the radix in the