Latest Articles from ZooKeys Latest 91 Articles from ZooKeys https://zookeys.pensoft.net/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:15:24 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://zookeys.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from ZooKeys https://zookeys.pensoft.net/ Two new species of Hypodontolaiminae (Nematoda, Chromadorida, Chromadoridae) from the Yellow Sea with a phylogenetic analysis in the subfamily https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/113418/ ZooKeys 1190: 281-302

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1190.113418

Authors: Huixin Liang, Wen Guo, Chunming Wang

Abstract: Two new species of Hypodontolaiminae, Dichromadora media sp. nov. and Neochromadora parabilineata sp. nov., were isolated and described from the Yellow Sea, China. Dichromadora media sp. nov. is characterized by four long cephalic setae, the amphidial fovea transverse oval in the male and slit-shaped in the female, the pharynx with a single posterior bulb, spicules curved and distally bifurcated, gubernaculum jointed, four (1+3) precloacal supplements papilliform, and the tail conical elongated with a short spinneret. Neochromadora parabilineata sp. nov. is characterized by the buccal cavity with one large hollow dorsal tooth and two small subventral teeth, the pharynx with an obvious posterior bulb, spicules L-shaped and widened medially, gubernaculum boat-shaped, seven cup-shaped and equidistant precloacal supplements, and a long and gradually tapering tail. The phylogenetic analysis of maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference based on rDNA sequences confirmed the taxonomic positions of Neochromadora parabilineata sp. nov. and Dichromadora media sp. nov. within Hypodontolaiminae. Tree topology in Hypodontolaiminae shows the genera Neochromadora, Dichromadora, Ptycholaimellus, and Spilophorella as polyphyletic groups, and the genus Chromadorita as a paraphyletic group.

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Research Article Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:08:07 +0200
Description of three new species of Callyntrura (Japonphysa) (Collembola, Entomobryidae) from China with the aid of DNA barcoding https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/109608/ ZooKeys 1187: 237-260

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1187.109608

Authors: Mei-Dong Jing, Yin-Huan Ding, Yi-Tong Ма

Abstract: 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) xinjianensis sp. nov.; C. (J.) tongguensis sp. nov. and C. (J.) raoi sp. nov. Their differences in colour pattern, chaetotaxy and other characters are slight, however distances of COI mtDNA support their validation as three new distinct species. A key to the Chinese Callyntrura(s.l.) is provided.

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Research Article Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:07:39 +0200
A new bamboo-feeding species of the genus Pseudosymplanella Che, Zhang & Webb, 2009 (Hemiptera, Caliscelidae, Ommatidiotinae) from China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/111838/ ZooKeys 1186: 97-104

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1186.111838

Authors: Nian Gong, Xiang-Sheng Chen, Lin Yang

Abstract: A new planthopper species, Pseudosymplanella maxima sp. 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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Research Article Mon, 11 Dec 2023 20:13:31 +0200
An update to the taxonomy of Serica MacLeay, 1819 (sensu lato) from China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericinae, Sericini) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/109154/ ZooKeys 1185: 181-198

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1185.109154

Authors: Xie Su, Wei Li, Wan-Gang Liu, Dirk Ahrens, Ying-Juan Zheng, Yang Liu

Abstract: In this paper we update the knowledge on the species of Serica McLeay, 1819 (sensu lato) occurring in Yunnan, Sichuan, and Shaanxi provinces, China. Three new species are described: Serica allonanhua Liu, Ahrens, Li & Su, sp. nov., S. breviantennalis Liu, Ahrens, Li & Su, sp. nov., and S. fengensis Liu, Ahrens, Li & Su, sp. nov. The key to the species groups and species is updated. The habitus and male genitalia of the new species are illustrated, and a map showing their distribution is provided. New distributional data are given for four species.

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Research Article Tue, 28 Nov 2023 20:06:20 +0200
Two new bamboo-feeding species of the planthopper genus Bambusicaliscelis Chen & Zhang, 2011 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Caliscelidae) from China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/110917/ ZooKeys 1183: 111-120

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1183.110917

Authors: Nian Gong, Xiang-Sheng Chen, Lin Yang

Abstract: Two new species of the Chinese caliscelid planthopper genus Bambusicaliscelis Chen & Zhang, 2011, B. bibulbus sp. nov. from Fujian Province and B. clavatus sp. nov. from Jiangxi Province, are described and illustrated. The genus now known to include six described species. A checklist and identification key to Bambusicaliscelis species are provided.

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Research Article Wed, 1 Nov 2023 11:58:29 +0200
The larval, pupal and mitogenomic characteristics of Agrilus adelphinus Kerremans, 1895 (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) from China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/105479/ ZooKeys 1174: 15-33

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1174.105479

Authors: Xuyan Huang, Yujie Gan, Lei Wang, Yanying Xu, Zhonghua Wei, Aimin Shi

Abstract: In this study, the larva and pupa of Agrilus adelphinus are described and illustrated. DNA barcoding (COI gene) was used to associate the larval and pupal stages with adults based on the maximum-likelihood method. In the resulting phylogenetic tree, species from the same species-group were found to be clustered on a branch with high support value. To better understand A. adelphinus, the complete mitochondrial genome of this species was also sequenced and annotated. Comparing this genome to the known mitogenomes of Agrilus species, the newly sequenced genome is shorter, with 15,732 bp. However, its whole mitogenome composition and gene orientation were consistent with that of most species of Buprestidae. In the mitogenome of A. adelphinus, the ATGATAG sequence was observed between ATP8 and ATP6, which is ATGATAA in other insect mitogenomes. Leu2, Phe, Ile, Gly, and Ser2 were the five most frequently encoded amino acids. The results further prove that DNA barcoding can remove the limitation of traditional taxonomy which cannot identify to species all developmental stages. This study also provides valuable molecular and morphological data for species identification and phylogenetic analyses of the genus Agrilus.

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Research Article Tue, 8 Aug 2023 15:27:07 +0300
Description of a new Promastobranchus species (Annelida, Capitellidae) from Chinese coasts, with molecular evidence for intraspecific variation in the number of thoracic chaetigers https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/106624/ ZooKeys 1174: 1-14

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1174.106624

Authors: Jun-Hui Lin, María E. García-Garza, Jian-Feng Mou, He-Shan Lin

Abstract: Promastobranchus Gallardo, 1968 is a small genus in the polychaete family Capitellidae, and the available records are largely reported from the Indo-West Pacific region. Although Gallardo (1968) and Green (2002) noted that Promastobranchus species had intraspecific variation in the number of thoracic chaetigers when they described the two previously known species, this variation has not been corroborated using molecular evidence. In this study, a new Promastobranchus species, Promastobranchus variabilis sp. nov., is described based on 29 specimens collected from the Beibu Gulf, South China Sea. The new species is mainly characterized by having a tessellated epithelium in the anterior thorax, nine teeth in three rows above the main fang in the abdominal hooks, four pairs of genital pores located on the intersegmental grooves between chaetigers 9 and 13, and its unique methyl green staining pattern. Comparisons of multiple gene markers (16S, 18S, 28S, and H3) revealed no genetic divergence (K2P < 0.003) among these type specimens with 9–13 thoracic chaetigers. In other words, the new species exhibited morphological variability in the number of thoracic chaetigers during ontogeny, and this character was unsuitable to differentiate Promastobranchus species as the ranges overlap among Promastobranchus species. This is the third Promastobranchus species known in the world, and it is now recorded along the Fujian coast.

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Research Article Tue, 8 Aug 2023 15:26:13 +0300
Podarkeopsis chinensis sp. nov. (Annelida, Hesionidae) from southeastern China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/106112/ ZooKeys 1173: 339-355

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1173.106112

Authors: Shan Tong, Deyuan Yang, Jian-Wen Qiu, Caihuan Ke, Zhi Wang

Abstract: Podarkeopsis chinensis sp. nov. (Annelida, Hesionidae) is described based on specimens collected from the coast of southeast China. It is the first Podarkeopsis species described from the Indo-Pacific, although there are already nine valid Podarkeopsis species known from other parts of the world. This new species can be distinguished from the other Podarkeopsis species in having a palpostyle as long as the palpophore and double aciculae in both notopodia and neuropodia, and in bearing bifid furcate chaetae which have a smooth base on the shorter tine. A phylogenetic analysis based on the concatenated sequences of five gene fragments (COI, 16S rRNA, 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA, and histone H3) from 18 specimens of P. chinensis sp. nov. showed that they formed a monophyletic clade that is sister to P. levifuscina. K2P genetic distances indicated that the four gene fragments (COI, 16S rRNA, 18S rRNA, and 28S rRNA) of P. chinensis sp. nov. diverged from the corresponding sequences of the closest related species of Podarkeopsis in GenBank and BOLD Systems by 21.1–27.5%, 20.3–23.1%, 0.1–0.2%, and 2.1–3.2%. An identification key is provided for species in the genus Podarkeopsis.

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Research Article Mon, 7 Aug 2023 15:20:04 +0300
Two new species of the genus Samarangopus and the first record of Eurypauropus japonicus (Arthropoda, Myriapoda, Pauropoda, Eurypauropodidae) from China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/102936/ ZooKeys 1165: 137-154

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1165.102936

Authors: Yan Gao, Yun Bu

Abstract: Two new species, Samarangopus testudineus sp. nov. from Hunan, South China and S. rotundifolius sp. nov. from Zhejiang, East China, are described and illustrated. Samarangopus testudineus sp. nov. is characterized by unusual testudinal patterns on the dorsal side of the body and well-differentiated marginal protuberances on tergites. Samarangopus rotundifolius sp. nov. features large, round, leaf-shaped marginal protuberances and small, candle-like dorsal protuberances on tergites. Both of these species are compared to similar species in detail. In addition, Eurypauropus japonicus Hagino & Scheller, 1985 is newly recorded from China.

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Research Article Thu, 1 Jun 2023 10:27:07 +0300
On four new species of the orb-weaver spider genus Araneus Clerck, 1757 (Araneae, Araneidae) from southern China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/101594/ ZooKeys 1160: 169-190

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1160.101594

Authors: Yibei Wu, Cheng Wang, Nanfei Wu, Mengfei Zhang, Xiaoqi Mi

Abstract: Four new species of Araneus Clerck, 1757 from southern China are described: A. mayanghe Mi & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Guizhou, A. shiwandashan Mi & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Guangxi, and A. zhoui Mi & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Hainan are assigned to the A. sturmi group, and A. fenzhi Mi & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Hunan, Guizhou and Jiangxi is not assigned to any species group. A new combination is also proposed: Aoaraneus octumaculalus (Han & Zhu, 2010) comb. nov.

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Research Article Tue, 9 May 2023 15:18:06 +0300
Description of a new nematode species, Chromadorina communis sp. nov. (Nematoda, Chromadoridae), from Changdao Island, China and phylogenetic analysis of Chromadorida based on small subunit rRNA gene sequences https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/100908/ ZooKeys 1159: 121-131

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1159.100908

Authors: Wen Guo, Mengna Wang, Haotian Li, Chunming Wang

Abstract: Chromadorina communis sp. nov. is described from Changdao Island at the confluence of the Yellow and the Bohai seas. The new species is characterized by its medium-sized body; finely striated cuticle with homogeneous punctations; absence of ocelli; buccal cavity with three equal-sized, solid teeth; four cephalic setae; oval amphidial fovea which is positioned between cephalic setae; curved spicules with tapered distal ends; simple, boat-shaped gubernaculums; five or six cup-shaped precloacal supplements; and conical tail with a very short spinneret. A phylogenetic analysis of small subunit rRNA gene sequences using maximum-likelihood and Bayesin inference confirmed the taxonomic position of Chromadorina communis sp. nov. within Chromadorinae. Tree topology in Chromadorida shows six morphological families clustered into a monophyletic clade and verifies the taxonomic position of the family Neotonchidae based on morphological and molecular analysis.

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Research Article Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:42:22 +0300
Description of the first species of Scutigerella (Symphyla, Scutigerellidae) from China, with mitogenomic and genetic divergence analysis https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/99686/ ZooKeys 1157: 145-161

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1157.99686

Authors: Ya-Li Jin, Nerivania Nunes Godeiro, Yun Bu

Abstract: Scutigerella sinensis Jin & Bu, sp. nov. from China is described and illustrated. It is characterized by a deeply emarginated posterior margin of tergite 2, less differentiated marginal setae on all tergites, absence of seta a3 around the antennal base, and 6–8 setae on the first tergite. The complete mitochondrial genome of the new species is also analyzed and compared with the mitogenome of Scutigerella causeyae. In the reconstructed Neighbor-Joining tree based on COI gene sequences, S. sinensis sp. nov. clusters with S. causeyae, however, with big distances. The genetic divergence among S. sinensis sp. nov. and congeners, species of Hanseniella and Scutigerella, and both families of Symphyla was analyzed using COI gene sequences.

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Research Article Wed, 5 Apr 2023 18:01:00 +0300
A new species of the genus Lindaspio Blake & Maciolek, 1992 (Annelida, Spionidae) from a cold seep near Hainan Island, China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/101406/ ZooKeys 1153: 105-112

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1153.101406

Authors: Jixing Sui, Dong Dong, Xuwen Wu, Xinzheng Li

Abstract: A new species of the spionid genus Lindaspio Blake & Maciolek, 1992 was collected from a cold seep near the Hainan Island at a depth of 1758 m. Morphologically, Lindaspio polybranchiata sp. nov. differs from the congeners in having a narrow, folded caruncle and more neuropodial branchiae (from chaetiger 20). The 18S, COI, and 16S sequences of the new species have been submitted to GenBank. It is the first record of the genus Lindaspio from Chinese waters. A key to all species of Lindaspio is given.

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Research Article Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:53:47 +0200
Taxonomic review of Manocoreini with description of a new species from China (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Coreidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/98234/ ZooKeys 1152: 133-161

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1152.98234

Authors: Yanyan Zhou, Huaxi Liu, Wenjun Bu, Zhiqiang Li

Abstract: In the present paper, all seven species of Manocoreini are reviewed, and a new species Manocoreus hsiaoi sp. nov. is described from Guangxi, China. Photographs of habitus of all species, and detailed structures of the new species and type species of Manocoreus Hsiao, 1964 are provided. All species of Manocoreini of the world are keyed. A distribution map of all species is also provided.

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Research Article Thu, 9 Mar 2023 18:32:41 +0200
A new species of Bush frog (Anura, Rhacophoridae, Raorchestes) from southeastern Yunnan, China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/95616/ ZooKeys 1151: 47-65

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1151.95616

Authors: Junkai Huang, Xiao Long Liu, Lingyun Du, Justin M. Bernstein, Shuo Liu, Yun Yang, Guohua Yu, Zhengjun Wu

Abstract: In this study, based on morphological and molecular data, a new bush frog species is described from Yunnan, China. Eleven samples of Raorchestes malipoensis sp. nov. were collected from Malipo County, southeastern Yunnan. This species can be distinguished from other congeners by a combination of 13 morphological characters. Phylogenetic analyses based on the 16S rRNA gene indicate that these individuals form a monophyletic group, and genetic divergence between this clade and its closest relatives is higher than 3.1%, which is comparable to the divergence between recognized Raorchestes species. The discovery of this new species suggests that additional extensive surveys in the southeastern Yunnan would yield more amphibian lineages yet unknown to science.

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Research Article Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:15:09 +0200
A new Asian leaf litter toad of the genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from central south China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/85895/ ZooKeys 1149: 103-134

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1149.85895

Authors: Jing Liu, Shengchao Shi, Shize Li, Mengfei Zhang, Sunjun Xiang, Gang Wei, Bin Wang

Abstract: A new species of the Asian leaf litter toad genus Leptobrachella from central south China is described. Molecular phylogenetic analyses, based on mitochondrial 16S rRNA and nuclear RAG1 gene sequences indicated the new species as an independent clade in the genus. The new species could be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: body of medium size (SVL 29.2–34.2 mm in 15 adult males and 34.4–43.1 mm in seven adult females); distinct black spots present on flanks; toes rudimentary webbed, with wide lateral fringes; ventral belly white with distinct nebulous brown speckling on ventrolateral flanks; skin on dorsum shagreened with fine tiny granules or short ridges; iris copper above, silver below; heels overlapped when thighs are positioned at right angles to the body; tibia-tarsal articulation reaches the middle eye; dorsal surface of tadpole semi-transparent light brown, spots on tail absent, keratodont row formula I: 3+3/2+2: I; call series basically consist of repeated long calls, at dominant frequency (5093 ± 412 Hz).

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Research Article Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:51:20 +0200
Two new species of the genus Terrobittacus Tan & Hua, 2009 (Mecoptera, Bittacidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/97997/ ZooKeys 1148: 29-39

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1148.97997

Authors: Le-Le He, Bao-Zhen Hua

Abstract: Two new species of Terrobittacus Tan & Hua, 2009 are described and illustrated from Sichuan and Guangxi provinces of China, increasing the species number of Terrobittacus to eight. Terrobittacus emeishanicus sp. nov. is differentiated from its congeners by wings with distinct markings and a female subgenital plate with a V-shaped carina. Terrobittacus laoshanicus sp. nov. can be recognized by the black terga VI–IX. A key to species of Terrobittacus is updated. The species distribution and the relationship between adult morphology and mating behavior were briefly discussed.

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Research Article Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:49:21 +0200
Tadpoles of four sympatric megophryinid frogs (Anura, Megophryidae, Megophryinae) from Mangshan in southern China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/81641/ ZooKeys 1139: 1-32

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1139.81641

Authors: Tianyu Qian, Yonghui Li, Jun Chen, Pipeng Li, Daode Yang

Abstract: Sympatric distribution and potentially long larval development time make the assignment of tadpoles confusing in Asian-horned frogs of the subfamily Megophryinae. In this study, we used molecular data to identify four syntopic megophryinid tadpoles from Mangshan on the border between Hunan and Guangdong provinces in southern China: Brachytarsophrys popei, Boulenophrys shimentaina, Bo. cf. ombrophila, and Bo. nanlingensis. A detailed re-description of the Br. popei tadpoles is provided as well as the first descriptions of three Boulenophrys tadpoles based on external morphology and coloration. An effort is attempted to distinguish these tadpoles by coloration patterns: the dorsal pattern, ventral pattern, and pattern on tail are useful for field identification of these tadpoles. However, the variation of color pattern could sometimes make species delineation difficult. Researchers are encouraged to document coloration in life with photographs and the collection of tadpoles of different development stages and sizes advocated in order to better understand how color may change during larval development.

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Research Article Mon, 9 Jan 2023 10:09:56 +0200
Two new species of the genus Symphylella (Symphyla, Scolopendrellidae) from China and the significance of the frons chaetotaxy https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/96424/ ZooKeys 1138: 143-160

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1138.96424

Authors: Ya-Li Jin, Yun Bu

Abstract: Symphylella macrochaeta sp. nov. and Symphylella longispina sp. nov. from China are described and illustrated. Symphylella macrochaeta sp. nov. is characterized by 10 extremely long macrosetae arranged as 4/4/2 on the frons, tergites with broad triangular processes, and 4+4 setae on the first tergite. Symphylella longispina sp. nov. is characterized by a thick and prominent labrum, distinctly long proximal spines on the mandible, eight macrosetae arranged as 4/2/2 on frons, 3+3 setae on first tergite, and narrow triangular processes on the tergites. Detailed comparisons of the new species with similar species are presented. In addition, the frons chaetotaxy of Symphylella is illustrated and discussed for the first time and proposed as a significant diagnostic character for the taxonomic study of the genus.

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Research Article Thu, 5 Jan 2023 17:11:21 +0200
A new eyeless species of Nereis (Annelida, Nereididae) from deep-sea sediments of the northern South China Sea https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/94198/ ZooKeys 1134: 23-37

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1134.94198

Authors: Jun-Hui Lin, Ya-Qin Huang, Qian-Yong Liang, Xue-Bao He

Abstract: A variety of nereidid species have been reported from the South China Sea, although little is known about the deep-sea species in this area. Recently, two specimens belonging to a novel nereidid polychaete were collected from a sedimentary habitat during an environmental survey to a deep-sea basin where cold seeps occur. This new species, Nereis tricirrata sp. nov., is described herein, based on morphological and molecular analyses. The most noteworthy feature is the absence of eyes on the prostomium; it can be distinguished from other eyeless Nereis species by the arrangement of conical paragnaths on the pharynx, the nature of homogomph falcigers and the shape of notopodial lobes in posterior chaetigers. The reconstructed phylogenetic tree, using concatenated sequences of mtCOI, 16S, and 18S rRNA, showed that all Nereis species included in this study form a monophyletic clade with full support. The mtCOI-based interspecific comparisons revealed a high genetic divergence (23.1%–37.3% K2P) from four-eyed Nereis species with the available sequences. This is the first record of an eyeless Nereis species in the South China Sea.

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Research Article Mon, 5 Dec 2022 15:52:16 +0200
Rhagophthalmidae Olivier, 1907 (Coleoptera, Elateroidea): described genera and species, current problems, and prospects for the bioluminescent and paedomorphic beetle lineage https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/90233/ ZooKeys 1126: 55-130

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1126.90233

Authors: Robin Kundrata, Johana Hoffmannova, Kevin R. Hinson, Oliver Keller, Gabriela Packova

Abstract: Rhagophthalmidae are a small beetle family known from the eastern Palaearctic and Oriental realms. Rhagophthalmidae are closely related to railroad worms (Phengodidae) and fireflies (Lampyridae) with which they share highly modified paedomorphic females and the ability to emit light. Currently, Rhagophthalmidae include 66 species classified in the following 12 genera: Bicladodrilus Pic, 1921 (two spp.), Bicladum Pic, 1921 (two spp.), Dioptoma Pascoe, 1860 (two spp.), Diplocladon Gorham, 1883 (two spp.), Dodecatoma Westwood, 1849 (eight spp.), Falsophrixothrix Pic, 1937 (six spp.), Haplocladon Gorham, 1883 (two spp.), Menghuoius Kawashima, 2000 (three spp.), Mimoochotyra Pic, 1937 (one sp.), Monodrilus Pic, 1921 (two spp. in two subgenera), Pseudothilmanus Pic, 1918 (two spp.), and Rhagophthalmus Motschulsky, 1854 (34 spp.). The replacement name Haplocladon gorhami Kundrata, nom. nov. is proposed for Diplocladon hasseltii Gorham, 1883b (described in subgenus Haplocladon) which is preoccupied by Diplocladon hasseltii Gorham, 1883a. The genus Reductodrilus Pic, 1943 is tentatively placed in Lampyridae: Ototretinae. Lectotypes are designated for Pseudothilmanus alatus Pic, 1918 and P. marginalis Pic, 1918. Interestingly, in the eastern part of their distribution, Rhagophthalmidae have remained within the boundaries of the Sunda Shelf and the Philippines demarcated by the Wallace Line, which separates the Oriental and Australasian realms. This study is intended to be a first step towards a comprehensive revision of the group on both genus and species levels. Additionally, critical problems and prospects for rhagophthalmid research are briefly discussed.

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Research Article Tue, 1 Nov 2022 11:25:12 +0200
Taxonomic study on the genus Xenicotela Bates from China (Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Lamiini) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/86344/ ZooKeys 1122: 145-158

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1122.86344

Authors: Guanglin Xie, Maxwell V. L. Barclay, Bin Chen

Abstract: A taxonomic review of the Chinese species of the genus Xenicotela Bates, 1884 is presented. A new species, Xenicotela griseomaculata sp. nov., is described from Chongqing, China, and a new combination, Xenicotela convexicollis (Gressitt, 1942) comb. nov., is proposed.

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Research Article Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:00:45 +0300
A new genus and species of minute litter bugs family Schizopteridae Reuter, 1891 from China (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Dipsocoromorpha) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/90086/ ZooKeys 1120: 177-193

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1120.90086

Authors: Jiu-Yang Luo, Qiang-Bang Gong, Qiang Xie

Abstract: A new genus and species of Schizopteridae, Cornonannus bui gen. et sp. nov. is described from Yunnan Province, China. The new genus is closest to Pachyplagia Gross, 1951, Ogeria, Distant 1913, and Kaimon Hill, 2004 in morphology, but it can be distinguished from these genera by the male having a frontal process, the absence of pronotal collar, the distinct venation of forewing, a tarsi formula of 3-3-3, and the middle area of abdominal tergites I to VII with small, round tubercles. Photographs of the male habitus, head, thorax, abdomen, appendages, and genitalic structures, as well as scanning electron micrographs of the male head, thorax, abdomen, and genitalic structures and drawings of male genitalia, are provided. Moreover, a key to all known Chinese schizopterid genera is presented.

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Research Article Wed, 7 Sep 2022 09:20:35 +0300
Description of Alvania wangi Xu, Qi & Kong, sp. nov. (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Rissoidae) from the East China Sea https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/82173/ ZooKeys 1110: 201-217

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1110.82173

Authors: Biyang Xu, Lu Qi, Lingfeng Kong, Qi Li

Abstract: Alvania wangi Xu, Qi & Kong, sp. nov. (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Littorinimorpha, Rissoidae) was discovered within the intertidal zone in the Nanji Islands and Zhoushan Islands, Zhejiang Province, China. It has a radula characteristic of Alvania Risso, 1826, a protoconch sculptured with micro pits and lamellae between spiral lirae, and a teleoconch with growth lines and subobsolete cords. Specimens were examined using an integrative taxonomic approach incorporating morphological observations and phylogenetic analyses of concatenated mitochondrial 16S rRNA and nuclear 28S rRNA gene sequences. The findings suggest that the new species is sister to Alvania circinata A. Adams, 1861 and is probably endemic to the shallow waters of the East China Sea.

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Research Article Wed, 6 Jul 2022 19:54:31 +0300
Taxonomic reassessment of chaetognaths (Chaetognatha, Sagittoidea, Aphragmophora) from Korean waters https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/80184/ ZooKeys 1106: 165-211

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1106.80184

Authors: Seohwi Choo, Man-Ki Jeong, Ho Young Soh

Abstract: Since the first record of chaetognaths (arrow worms) reported from Korean waters by Molchanov in 1907, three families, 12 genera and 21 species have been additionally described. Eighteen of the 21 recorded species have been reported under scientific names different from the latest taxonomic system. This study aimed to address this issue by conducting a taxonomic re-evaluation of chaetognaths collected from Korean waters. Furthermore, the taxonomic usefulness of morphological differences in corona ciliata and distribution of ciliary sense receptors were re-examined using specimens stained with 1% Chlorazol black E (CBE) solution. This study includes taxonomically-validated voucher specimens of 18 species from Korean waters. Based on the specimens, re-description including image data and CBE staining pattern, distribution, ecological information and improved key were provided for each species. However, Decipisagitta decipiens, Serratosagitta serratodentata and Sagitta pseudoserratodentata from Korean waters is still questioned because of the paucity of the voucher specimen and scientific literature.

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Research Article Tue, 21 Jun 2022 16:23:14 +0300
Three new species of Apseudomorpha (Crustacea, Tanaidacea) from Jiaozhou Bay, the Yellow Sea, and the South China Sea off coasts of China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/79382/ ZooKeys 1096: 119-160

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1096.79382

Authors: You-Wei Tzeng, Lin Ma, Xinzheng Li

Abstract: Three new species of the crustacean order Tanaidacea are described from the coasts of China. Apseudes spinidigitus sp. nov. (family Apseudidae), from the South China Sea, can be distinguished from the most similar species, A. nhatrangensis, by the features of the maxilliped endite, cheliped dactylus, pereopod 1 carpus and propodus, and pleopods basal article. Phoxokalliapseudes shandongensis sp. nov. (family Kalliapseudidae), from Jiaozhou Bay and the Yellow Sea, can be differentiated from the most similar species, P. gibbus, by the features of the antennule article 1, pereopods 1 and 6 propodi, and uropod basal article. Swireapseudes planafrontis sp. nov. (family Parapseudidae), from Jiaozhou Bay, can be clearly separated from its congeners by its rostrum, antennule article 1, and pereopod 4 dactylus. A morphological key and comparison table of genus Apseudes from the South China Sea, as well as all known species of the genera Phoxokalliapseudes and Swireapseudes are provided.

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Research Article Fri, 15 Apr 2022 18:26:00 +0300
Complete mitogenomes of four Trichiurus species: A taxonomic review of the T. lepturus species complex https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/71576/ ZooKeys 1084: 1-26

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1084.71576

Authors: Mu-Rong Yi, Kui-Ching Hsu, Sui Gu, Xiong-Bo He, Zhi-Sen Luo, Hung-Du Lin, Yun-Rong Yan

Abstract: Four Trichiurus species, T. japonicus, T. lepturus, T. nanhaiensis, and T. brevis, from the coasts of the China Seas, have been identified and their entire mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) have been sequenced by next-generation sequencing technology. A comparative analysis of five mitogenomes was conducted, including the mitogenome of T. gangeticus. The mitogenomes contained 16.568–16.840 bp and encoded 36 typical mitochondrial genes (13 protein-coding, 2 ribosomal RNA-coding, and 21 transfer RNA-coding genes) and two typical noncoding control regions. Although tRNAPro is absent from Trichiurus mitogenomes, when compared with the 22 tRNAs reported in other vertebrates, the gene arrangements in the mitogenomes of the studied species are consistent with those in most teleost mitogenomes. The full-length sequences and protein-coding genes (PCGs) in the mitogenomes of the five species had obvious AT biases and negative GC skew values. Our study indicate that the specimens in the Indian Ocean are neither T. lepturus nor T. nanhaiensis but they are T. gangeticus; the Trichiurus species composition in the Indian Ocean is totally different from that in Pacific and Atlantic oceans; there are at least two Trichiurus species in Indian Ocean; and the worldwide systematics and diversity of the genus Trichiurus need to be reviewed.

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Research Article Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:04:18 +0200
A contribution to the knowledge of cave-adapted ground beetles from Guiyang, central Guizhou Province, southwestern China (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/73318/ ZooKeys 1075: 175-198

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1075.73318

Authors: Mingyi Tian, Guangyuan Cheng, Sunbin Huang

Abstract: A new genus and two new species of cavernicolous trechines are reported from central Guizhou Province, southwestern China. Haixiaphaenops gen. nov. is established to place a new species discovered in two limestone caves in northern Qingzhen Shi: H. jinxiaohongae sp. nov. (Dawan Dong cave and Changtu Dong and Dawan Dong caves). This new genus is allied to Zhijinaphaenops Uéno & Ran, 2002. Zhijinaphaenops zhaofeii sp. nov. is described from Zhangkou Dong cave in northern Jiuzhuang Zhen of Xifeng County. In addition, two new localities of the species Zhijinaphaenops jingliae Deuve & Tian, 2015, and two new localities of Sinaphaenops chengguangyuani Ma et al. 2020 are provided. A distribution map for all cavernicolous trechine beetles known in Guiyang is provided.

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Review Article Tue, 7 Dec 2021 11:14:34 +0200
Two new species and new records of Otocepheidae (Acari, Oribatida) from Yunnan, Southwest China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/75583/ ZooKeys 1073: 177-199

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1073.75583

Authors: Lihao Zheng, Jun Chen

Abstract: This work includes taxonomic data on four species of oribatid mites of the family Otocepheidae from Yunnan, China. Two new species of the genera Basiceramerus and Eurostocepheus are described, respectively. Basiceramerus ovatus sp. nov. differs from B. bangladeshensis Corpuz-Raros & Gruèzo, 2008 by the wavy marginalis passing the base of the adanal setae, prodorsal condyles well separated from median ones, a ventral ridge present, and the anal plate foveolate; it differs from B. igorotus Corpuz-Raros & Gruèzo, 2011 from Vietnam by the wavy marginalis passing the base of the adanal setae, a connected tutorium and lamelliform expansion, a ventral ridge present, a smooth genital plate, and seta an2 located close to the median margin of the anal opening; it differs from B. igorotus from the Philippines by the lamellar setae inserted behind the tip of the lamella, separated prodorsal condyles, lyrifissure im posterior to gla, genital plate smooth, anal plate foveolate, and the wavy marginalis passing the base of the adanal setae. Eurostocepheus (Eurostocepheus) sinutus sp. nov. differs from other known species of this genus by having a ventral groove between the genital aperture and the ventral ridge, eight pairs of notogastral setae, and distinctly shorter and thinner notogastral setae p1, p2, p3, h3. Eurostocepheus (Eurostocepheus) aquilinus Aoki, 1965 and E. (E.) mahunkai Mondal & Kundu, 1999 are reported for the first time from China.

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Research Article Tue, 30 Nov 2021 12:25:41 +0200
A new species and a new species record of Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942 (Annelida, Polychaeta) from China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/71925/ ZooKeys 1068: 1-11

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1068.71925

Authors: Yue Sun, Lei Yu, Xinzheng Li

Abstract: A new species of the orbiniid genus Phylo Kinberg, 1866, P. heterochaetus sp. nov., is described based on material collected from the northern Yellow Sea, China. This is the thirteenth species in Phylo. The new species can be easily identified by the combination of the following characters: anterior thorax with 13 chaetigers, interramal cirri absent, anterior thoracic neuropodia with 4 or 5 rows of uncini, intermixed with a few subuluncini in the first 1 or 2 rows, and a ventral fringe of numerous stomach papillae present on chaetigers 12–24. Phylo fimbriata is recorded for the first time from China seas.

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Research Article Tue, 2 Nov 2021 09:36:18 +0200
A new species of the genus Rana sensu lato Linnaeus, 1758 (Anura, Ranidae) from Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Province, China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/67005/ ZooKeys 1065: 101-124

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1065.67005

Authors: Yanqing Wu, Shengchao Shi, Huiguang Zhang, Weicai Chen, Bin Cai, Van Chung Hoang, Jun Wu, Bin Wang

Abstract: A new species of the frog genus Rana sensu lato from Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Province, China is described. Molecular phylogenetic analyses clustered the new species into the R. johnsi group and indicated that it was genetically divergent from its closely related species. The new species could be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: body size medium, SVL 41.4–45.6 mm (42.9 ± 1.9 mm, n = 4) in adult males and 47.6–50.3 mm (n = 2) in adult females; adult male with a pair of internal subgular vocal sacs; lateroventral grooves present on tip of toes; webbing on fourth toes reaching the tip of toe; transverse skin ridges distinctly present on the dorsal surface of thigh and tibia, the number large (mean 26.5 ± 2.7, range 22–29, n = 6); breeding males possess creamy white nuptial pad with tiny velvety spines on the dorsal surface of the first finger, divided into three parts.

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Research Article Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:39:11 +0300
Two new species of the genus Melixanthus Suffrian (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae) from China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/70203/ ZooKeys 1060: 111-123

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1060.70203

Authors: Wen-Yuan Duan, Feng-Yan Wang, Hong-Zhang Zhou

Abstract: Two new species of the genus Melixanthus Suffrian, 1854 are described from China: M. menglaensis Duan, Wang & Zhou, sp. nov. from Yunnan (also in Vietnam, Tonkin) and M. similibimaculicollis Duan, Wang & Zhou, sp. nov. from Yunnan. Another species, M. rufiventris Pic, 1926, is reported for the first time in China. High-quality color images and line drawings of adult habitus, aedeagus, and other important structures are provided for all three species. The types of the new species are deposited in the collection of Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZ-CAS).

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Research Article Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:54:17 +0300
Two new species of Dugesia (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Dugesiidae) from the tropical monsoon forest in southern China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/65633/ ZooKeys 1059: 89-116

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1059.65633

Authors: Lei Wang, Jin-zi Chen, Zi-mei Dong, Guang-wen Chen, Ronald Sluys, De-zeng Liu

Abstract: Two new species of the genus Dugesia (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Dugesiidae) from the tropical monsoon forest in southern China are described on the basis of an integrative taxonomic study involving morphology, karyology, histology, and molecular analyses. The new species Dugesia circumcisa Chen & Dong, sp. nov. is characterised by asymmetrical openings of the oviducts; right vas deferens opening at anterior portion of the seminal vesicle and the left one opening at mid-lateral portion of the seminal vesicle; two diaphragms in ejaculatory duct, the latter being ventrally displaced and opening at the tip of the penis papilla, which is provided with a nozzle; wide duct connecting male atrium and common atrium; chromosome complement triploid with 24 metacentric chromosomes. The other new species, Dugesia verrucula Chen & Dong, sp. nov., is characterised by the large size of the living worm, usually exceeding 3.5 cm in length; asymmetrical openings of the oviducts; subterminal opening of ventrally displaced ejaculatory duct; vasa deferentia symmetrically opening into the postero-lateral portion of the seminal vesicle; well-developed duct between the seminal vesicle and diaphragm; single dorsal bump near the root of the penis papilla; bursal canal with pleated wall and spacious posterior section; unstalked cocoons; chromosome complement diploid with 16 metacentric chromosomes. Inter-specific molecular distances and their positions in the phylogenetic tree reveal that D. circumcisa and D. verrucula are clearly separated from their congeners.

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Research Article Wed, 8 Sep 2021 18:08:33 +0300
Two new genera and three new species of cavernicolous trechines from the western Wuling Mountains, China (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/70009/ ZooKeys 1059: 57-78

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1059.70009

Authors: Mingyi Tian, Sunbin Huang, Xinyang Jia, Yi Zhao

Abstract: Two new genera and three new species of cave-adapted ground beetles belonging to the tribe Trechini are established and described: Wulongius qilinger gen. nov. and sp. nov. from limestone cave Qiankou Dong (Chongqing: Wulong), Qianotrechus congcongae sp. nov. from cave Shigao Dong (Chongqing: Nanchuan), and Qianlongius zhoui gen. nov. and sp. nov. from cave Qianlong Dong (Guizhou: Songtao). Wulongius qilinger sp. nov. is a small aphaenopsian beetle with a thin and elongated body, while Qianlongius zhoui sp. nov. is a semi-aphaenopsian with a stout body. Both new genera are not closely related to any genus of Trechini occurring in the South China Karst, and so their systematic positions remain unclear.

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Research Article Fri, 3 Sep 2021 17:46:27 +0300
New species of the genus Inversidens Haas, 1911 (Unionoida, Unionidae, Gonideinae) from Jiangxi Province, China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/69075/ ZooKeys 1054: 85-93

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1054.69075

Authors: Ruiwen Wu, Xiongjun Liu, Takaki Kondo, Shan Ouyang, Xiaoping Wu

Abstract: We diagnose and describe a new freshwater mussel species of the genus Inversidens, I. rentianensis sp. nov. from Jiangxi Province, China based on morphological characters and molecular data. This paper includes a morphological description and photograph of the holotype, and partial sequences of mitochondrial COI as DNA barcode data.

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Research Article Tue, 3 Aug 2021 08:00:04 +0300
Yalongaphaenops erwini gen. et sp. nov., the world’s most high-altitude hypogean trechine beetle from China (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/62572/ ZooKeys 1044: 197-220

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1044.62572

Authors: Igor A. Belousov, Ilya I. Kabak

Abstract: A new genus and new species of carabid beetle, Yalongaphaenops erwini gen. et sp. nov., is described from mountains SW of Mianning City, Sichuan Province, China. This finding, from one side, extends the known distribution of Chinese hypogean trechines, and from another, it raises the upper limit of their vertical distribution to nearly 4000 m. Photographs of the habitus and major taxonomic characters, including the male genitalia, right mandible, and microsculpture patterns of the integument are supplied. The type locality of the new taxon is mapped. Yalongaphaenops gen. nov. shows some similarities with the genus Shiqianaphaenops Tian, 2016 from eastern Guizhou and the genus Boreaphaenops Uéno, 2002 described from Hubei, China. However, the direct relationships of the new genus remain unclear. Further new discoveries of hypogean trechines in Sichuan are necessary to evaluate possible variation of major characters in allied taxa. Although Y. erwini sp. nov. was collected at an elevation exceeding 3800 m a.s.l., it conforms to the upper limit of the forest zone being approximately on par with the vertical distribution of some high altitude hypogean trechine species in other parts of the globe.

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Research Article Wed, 16 Jun 2021 19:00:06 +0300
New or little-known Boreoheptagyia (Diptera, Chironomidae) in China inferred from morphology and DNA barcodes https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/66527/ ZooKeys 1040: 187-200

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1040.66527

Authors: Xiao-Long Lin, Hai-Jun Yu, Xin-Hua Wang, Wen-Jun Bu, Chun-Cai Yan, Wen-Bin Liu

Abstract: The male adult of Boreoheptagyia zhengi Lin & Liu, sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on material collected in China. Associated morphological characteristics and reference to its DNA barcode are provided. Boreoheptagyia kurobebrevis (Sasa & Okazawa, 1992) is newly recorded from China based on both a male and female, with additional associated data on the DNA barcode of the male adult. A neighbor-joining tree based on available Boreoheptagyia DNA barcodes and a key to the adults of Boreoheptagyia from China are given.

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Research Article Fri, 28 May 2021 10:58:11 +0300
First record of the genus Pseudamblyopus (Coleoptera, Erotylidae) in China, with description of a new species https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/59547/ ZooKeys 1040: 25-31

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1040.59547

Authors: Jing Liu, Weicheng Lu, Haoming Zang, Jing Li

Abstract: The genus Pseudamblyopus Araki 1941 is reported from China for the first time. Pseudamblyopus sinicus Liu & Li sp. nov. is described and illustrated and one species previously placed in Scelidopetalon Delkeskamp 1957 is transferred to Pseudamblyopus resulting in the following new combination: Pseudamblyopus varicolor (Arrow 1925). A key to all known species of Pseudamblyopus is given.

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Research Article Wed, 26 May 2021 12:16:46 +0300
A new species of the Asian leaf litter toad genus Leptobrachella Smith, 1925 (Anura, Megophryidae) from northwest Guizhou Province, China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/60729/ ZooKeys 1021: 81-107

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1021.60729

Authors: Yan-Lin Cheng, Sheng-Chao Shi, Jiaqi Li, Jing Liu, Shi-Ze Li, Bin Wang

Abstract: A new species of the Asian leaf litter toad genus Leptobrachella is described from Guizhou Province, China. Molecular phylogenetic analyses support the new species as an independent lineage deeply nested in the Leptobrachella clade. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following morphological characters: body size medium (SVL 29.7–31.2 mm in five adult males); dorsal skin shagreened, some of the granules forming longitudinal short skin ridges; tympanum distinctly discernible, slightly concave; supra-axillary, femoral, pectoral and ventrolateral glands distinctly visible; absence of webbing and lateral fringes on fingers; toes with narrow lateral fringes but without webbing; heels overlapping when thighs are positioned at right angles to the body; tibia-tarsal articulation reaching the middle of eye when leg stretched forward. The discovery highlighted the underestimated species diversity in the Leptobrachella toads in southwestern China.

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Research Article Tue, 2 Mar 2021 12:07:31 +0200
A new species of Polypedilum (Cerobregma) (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Oriental China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/59554/ ZooKeys 1011: 139-148

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1011.59554

Authors: Wen-Bin Liu, Yuan Yao, Chun-Cai Yan, Xin-Hua Wang, Xiao-Long Lin

Abstract: Polypedilum (Cerobregma) huapingensis Liu & Lin, sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on an adult male from Huaping National Nature Reserve, Guangxi, China. A DNA barcode analysis, including the known partial COI sequences of species in the Cerobregma subgenus, was conducted. An updated key to adult males of the subgenus Cerobregma is provided.

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Research Article Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:07:05 +0200
The second known stygomorphic freshwater crab from China, Phasmon typhlops gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Crustacea, Decapoda, Potamidae), diverged at the beginning of the Late Miocene https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/58854/ ZooKeys 1008: 1-15

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1008.58854

Authors: Chao Huang, Shane T. Ahyong, Hsi-Te Shih

Abstract: A new genus and new species of blind freshwater cave crab are described from Chongzuo City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China based on morphology and mitochondrial 16S rDNA sequences. The new genus, Phasmon gen. nov., is established for P. typhlops sp. nov., which is only the second blind cave crab known from China and East Asia. The combination of a very wide carapace, overall depigmentation, reduced orbits and vestigial unpigmented eyes of Phasmon immediately separates it from all known potamid genera. Molecular divergence estimates based on 16S rDNA suggest that the lineage to which the new genus belongs diverged from other potamids at the beginning of the Late Miocene (10.8 million years ago), much earlier than other Chinese cave crabs.

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Research Article Thu, 31 Dec 2020 15:30:55 +0200
Description of a new horned toad of Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822 (Amphibia, Megophryidae) from Zhejiang Province, China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/58629/ ZooKeys 1005: 73-102

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1005.58629

Authors: Yanqing Wu, Shize Li, Wei Liu, Bin Wang, Jun Wu

Abstract: A new species of the Asian horned toad genus Megophrys is described from Zhejiang Province, China, based on multiple data. Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial DNA indicated the new species as an independent clade deeply clustered into the Megophrys clade. The new species is identified from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: body size small (SVL 28.4–32.4 mm in males); vomerine teeth absent; tongue not notched behind; tympanum distinctly visible, oval; a small horn-like tubercle present at the edge of each upper eyelid; two metacarpal tubercles distinctly visible in hand; toes without webbing; heels overlapped when thighs are positioned at right angles to the body; tibiotarsal articulation reaching the level to middle of eye when leg stretched forward; an internal single subgular vocal sac in male; in breeding male, the nuptial pads present on the dorsal base of the first two fingers.

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Research Article Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:15:41 +0200
Two new species of the genus Symphylella (Symphyla, Scolopendrellidae) from East China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/60210/ ZooKeys 1003: 1-18

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1003.60210

Authors: Ya-Li Jin, Yun Bu

Abstract: Symphylella minuta sp. nov. and Symphylella communa sp. nov. from China are described and illustrated. Symphylella minuta sp. nov. is characterized by the delicate and minute body, a well-developed and thin central rod with a vestige of a transverse suture in the middle, eight setae on the first tergite, pointed processes on the tergites, and short cerci with sparse setae. Symphylella communa sp. nov. is characterized by the chaetotaxy of the first tergite with 4+4 setae, processes of the tergites somewhat longer or the same length with broad, most of lateromaginal setae long, anterolateral setae of tergites 2–4, 6, 7, 9, and 10 distinctly longer than other lateromarginal setae, approximately as long as the process of the same tergite, and cerci with numerous subequal and slightly curved setae. In addition, the chaetotaxic variation on the tergites, the distribution, the habitat, and the feeding habit of the genus Symphylella are discussed.

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Research Article Mon, 14 Dec 2020 00:36:02 +0200
Description of a new Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822 (Anura, Megophryidae) from Guizhou Province, China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/57119/ ZooKeys 986: 101-126

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.986.57119

Authors: Shi-Ze Li, Ning-Ning Lu, Jing Liu, Bin Wang

Abstract: A new species of the genus Megophrys is described from Guizhou Province, China. Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial DNA indicated the new species as a clade clustered into the Megophrys clade. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: body size moderate (SVL 40.0–45.5 mm in males and 48.9–51.2 mm in females); vomerine teeth absent; tongue not notched behind; tympanum distinctly visible, oval; a small horn-like tubercle at the edge of each upper eyelid; two metacarpal tubercles in hand; toes with rudimentary webbing; heels overlapping when thighs are positioned at right angles to the body; tibiotarsal articulation reaching the level of mid-eye when leg stretched forward; in breeding males, an internal single subgular vocal sac present and brownish nuptial pads, made up of black nuptial spines, present on the dorsal base of the first two fingers.

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Research Article Thu, 5 Nov 2020 16:40:33 +0200
Description of a new horned toad of Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822 (Anura, Megophryidae) from southwest China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/56070/ ZooKeys 974: 131-159

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.974.56070

Authors: Haijun Su, Shengchao Shi, Yanqing Wu, Guangrong Li, Xiaogang Yao, Bin Wang, Shize Li

Abstract: A new species of the genus Megophrys is described from Guizhou Province, China. Molecular phylogenetic analyses supported the new species as an independent clade nested into the Megophrys. The new species could be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: body size moderate (SVL 49.3–58.2 mm in males); vomerine ridges present distinctly, vomerine teeth present; tongue feebly notched behind; tympanum distinctly visible, oval; two metacarpal tubercles in hand; toes with one-third webbing and wide lateral fringes; heels overlapped when thighs are positioned at right angles to the body; tibiotarsal articulation reaching the level between tympanum and eye when leg stretched forward; an internal single subgular vocal sac present in male; in breeding male, the nuptial pads with large and sparse black nuptial spines present on the dorsal bases of the first two fingers.

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Research Article Wed, 7 Oct 2020 16:04:38 +0300
A non-exhaustive survey revealed possible genetic similarity in mitochondrial adaptive evolution of marine fish species in the northwestern Pacific https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/55934/ ZooKeys 974: 121-130

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.974.55934

Authors: Linlin Zhao, Tianzi Wang, Fangyuan Qu, Zhiqiang Han

Abstract: Mitochondrial coding genes involved in the oxidative phosphorylation pathway play vitally important roles in energy production and thermal adaptation. Investigating the underlying molecular mechanism of mitochondrial adaptive evolution is crucial for understanding biodiversity and ecological radiation. In this study, we collated population genetic studies of marine fish species in the northwestern Pacific based on mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences, to investigate whether similar patterns could be detected in mitochondrial adaptive evolution. After filtering, nine studies containing eight marine fish species (Ammodytes personatus, Boleophthalmus pectinirostris, Larimichthys polyactis, Mugil cephalus, Pampus argenteus, Platycephalus sp.1, Sebastiscus marmoratus, and Trachidermus fasciatus) belonging to eight different families were retained. Multiple codon-based approaches were used to identify potential sites under selection in each species. By comparison, our results showed that the posterior part of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (particularly codon 372 and its neighboring sites) seemed to be involved in the adaptive evolution process, suggesting potential genetic similarity among distantly related species. We also summarized four types of adaptive patterns in the reviewed species, and suggest that the level of genetic differentiation and mitochondrial adaptive evolution might be correlated. Further studies are needed to confirm such relationship by detecting RNA-level evidence and investigating more species and samples.

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Short Communication Wed, 7 Oct 2020 13:27:23 +0300
Nephrotoma Meigen (Diptera, Tipulidae) from Xizang Autonomous Region, China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/46384/ ZooKeys 973: 123-151

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.973.46384

Authors: Qi-Cheng Yang, Qi-Fei Liu, Zhao-Hui Pan, Xiao-Yan Liu, Ding Yang

Abstract: Eight species of the genus Nephrotoma were previously known to occur in Xizang Autonomous Region. Here, three species are added to the fauna of Xizang. Among them two species, N. beibengensis sp. nov. and N. hanae sp. nov. are described and illustrated as new to science, and one species, N. evittata Alexander, 1935 is recorded from Xizang for the first time. The following four species are redescribed: N. claviformis Yang & Yang, 1987, N. didyma Yang & Yang, 1987, N. nigrohalterata Edwards, 1928, and N. xizangensis Yang & Yang, 1987. A key to the species of Nephrotoma from Xizang is presented.

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Research Article Mon, 5 Oct 2020 13:22:40 +0300
A world key to the genera of Elcanidae (Insecta, Orthoptera), with a Jurassic new genus and species of Archelcaninae from China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/52088/ ZooKeys 954: 65-74

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.954.52088

Authors: Jun-Jie Gu, He Tian, Junyou Wang, Wenzhe Zhang, Dong Ren, Yanli Yue

Abstract: A new fossil genus and species is described from the Middle Jurassic of China. The type of Sinoelcana minuta gen. et sp. nov. has body and legs preserved. It is distinguished from all other elcanids by the unique combination of wing venation and stout ovipositor. The sickle-shaped ovipositor suggests that the new species had a preference for oviposition on plant material. A world key to the genera of Elcanidae is provided based on the wing venation.

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Research Article Wed, 29 Jul 2020 15:45:53 +0300
A new species of Notomastus (Annelida, Capitellidae) from southern China, with remarks on its morphology and distribution https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/50662/ ZooKeys 946: 1-16

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.946.50662

Authors: Jun-Hui Lin, María E. García-Garza, Ming-Xin Lyu, Jian-Jun Wang

Abstract: The genus Notomastus is frequently encountered in Chinese waters. However, its species richness is poorly understood. In this study, a Notomastus species obtained from Xiamen Bay, southern China, was described and illustrated as a new species (N. sunae sp. nov.), based on morphological and molecular analyses. The new species is characterized by having uniramous chaetiger 1, the presence of palpode and eyespots on prostomium, chaetiger 11 with notopodial capillaries and neuropodial hooded hooks, and notopodial lobes with simple epithelial extensions on far posterior abdomen. With additional specimens collected from several localities along the southern coasts of China, the morphology and geographical distribution of the new species are discussed. A key is also provided for Notomastus species with neuropodial hooks in thoracic chaetiger 11.

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Research Article Mon, 6 Jul 2020 16:59:33 +0300
Hyphalus shiyuensis sp. nov. from Xisha Islands, China (Coleoptera, Limnichidae, Hyphalinae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/48873/ ZooKeys 941: 91-99

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.941.48873

Authors: Zhen-Hua Liu, Qiang Xie, Feng-Long Jia

Abstract: Hyphalus shiyuensis sp. nov. is described from Xisha Islands of China, which represents the ninth species and provides new distribution information for this unique intertidal genus. Brief comparisons between the new species and the known species are given. An updated key to the species of genus Hyphalus is provided.

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Research Article Tue, 16 Jun 2020 13:48:50 +0300
Epinephelus tankahkeei, a new species of grouper (Teleostei, Perciformes, Epinephelidae) from the South China Sea https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/46406/ ZooKeys 933: 125-137

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.933.46406

Authors: Haohao Wu, Meng Qu, Hungdu Lin, Wei Tang, Shaoxiong Ding

Abstract: A new species of grouper, Epinephelus tankahkeei sp. nov. is described from the South China Sea based on examination of morphological and molecular characteristics. This new species has been treated as, and is similar to, its congener E. chlorostigma. Epinephelus tankahkeei sp. nov. can be distinguished from E. chlorostigma by the following combination of characters: a convex anal fin; closer dark spots on the body; a lack of dark spots on the abdomen, cheek, and pectoral fin; the absence of a clear posterior white margin on the caudal fin. Molecular analyses of the mitochondrial COI sequence variation, genetic distances, and a phylogeny, all highly support E. tankahkeei sp. nov. as a distinct species. A key to E. tankahkeei sp. nov. and its most closely related species is provided.

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Research Article Mon, 18 May 2020 19:11:52 +0300
New cavernicolous ground beetles from Anhui Province, China (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini, Platynini) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/47322/ ZooKeys 923: 33-50

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.923.47322

Authors: Jie Fang, Wenbo Li, Xinhui Wang, Mingyi Tian

Abstract: A new genus and three new species of cave-adapted ground beetles are reported from the limestone cave Shenxian Dong in Huangshan Shi, southeastern Anhui Province, China. Shenoblemus gen. nov. is proposed to place the anophthalmic trechine species S. minusculus sp. nov. This genus is characterized by the tiny but stout body, sub-moniliform antennae, serrated elytral margins near the base, and a wide distance between the fifth and sixth pores of the marginal umbilicate series on the elytra. In addition, two new species, Wanoblemus huangshanicus sp. nov. (an anophthalmic trechine) and Jujiroa inexpectata sp. nov. (a microphthalmic platynine), are also described and illustrated from the same cave.

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Research Article Wed, 1 Apr 2020 13:13:50 +0300
Notes on the genus Trigonotoma from China, with descriptions of two new species (Carabidae, Pterostichinae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/47258/ ZooKeys 921: 49-64

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.921.47258

Authors: Pingzhou Zhu, Hongliang Shi, Hongbin Liang

Abstract: The genus Trigonotoma in China is studied, with descriptions of two new species, T. digitata sp. nov. and T. constricta sp. nov. One species is reported as new to China, Trigonotoma indica Brullé, 1834. Species relationships within Chinese Trigonotoma are briefly discussed mainly based on the endophallic characters.

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Research Article Tue, 24 Mar 2020 02:33:50 +0200
Redescription of Pristidia cervicornuta (Araneae, Clubionidae), with a first description of the female https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/46909/ ZooKeys 914: 33-42

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.914.46909

Authors: Jianshuang Zhang, Hao Yu, Yang Zhong

Abstract: Pristidia cervicornuta Yu, Zhang & Chen, 2017 is redescribed based on new material from the type locality, Diaoluo Mountains of Hainan Island, China. The female is described and illustrated for the first time. In addition, this paper further illustrates the male, and provides a supplementary description.

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Short Communication Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:09:05 +0200
A new Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt (Amphibia, Megophryidae) from southeastern China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/47354/ ZooKeys 904: 35-62

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.904.47354

Authors: Bin Wang, Yan-Qing Wu, Jun-Wei Peng, Sheng-Chao Shi, Ning-Ning Lu, Jun Wu

Abstract: A new species of the genus Megophrys from Zhejiang Province, China is described. Molecular phylogenetic analyses supported the new taxon as an independent clade nested into the Megophrys clade and sister to M. lishuiensis. The new species could be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following morphological characteristics: (1) small size (SVL 31.0–36.3 mm in male and 41.6 mm in female); (2) vomerine ridge present and vomerine teeth absent; (3) tongue not notched behind; (4) a small horn-like tubercle at the edge of each upper eyelid; (5) tympanum distinctly visible, rounded; (6) two metacarpal tubercles in hand; (7) relative finger lengths: II < I < IV < III; (8) toes with rudimentary webbing at bases; (9) heels overlapping when thighs are positioned at right angles to the body; (10) tibiotarsal articulation reaching tympanum to eye when leg stretched forward; (11) an internal single subgular vocal sac in male; (12) in breeding male, the nuptial pads with black nuptial spines on the dorsal bases of the first and second fingers.

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Research Article Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:08:54 +0200
Protura from Hainan Island, China: new species, checklist and distribution https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/34404/ ZooKeys 879: 1-21

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.879.34404

Authors: Yun Bu, Yan Xiong, Yun-Xia Luan, Wen-Ying Yin

Abstract: More than 1500 proturan specimens from Hainan Island are systematically studied. An annotated list of all species of Protura from Hainan Island is provided and their geographical distribution is discussed. The genus Paracondeellum is reported from Hainan Island for the first time, and Paracondeellum paradisum sp. nov. is described. The type species Paracondeellum dukouense (Tang & Yin, 1988) is redescribed based on syntype, and the lectotype and paralectotype are designated. The characters of the genus Paracondeellum are redefined, and the two known species are compared in detail. The Protura fauna of Hainan Island is mainly composed of species from the Oriental region, with 91% of the species belonging to the families Berberentulidae and Eosentomidae.

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Research Article Wed, 9 Oct 2019 08:33:25 +0300
Review of the mudflat varunid crab genus Metaplax (Crustacea, Brachyura, Varunidae) from East Asia and northern Vietnam https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/38300/ ZooKeys 877: 1-29

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.877.38300

Authors: Hsi-Te Shih, Jhih-Wei Hsu, Kingsley J. H. Wong, Ngan Kee Ng

Abstract: Intertidal mudflat crabs of the genus Metaplax H. Milne Edwards, 1852 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Varunidae) from China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam are taxonomically revised by morphological and molecular evidence. These crabs show sexual dimorphism and morphological variation of a considerable range in the infraorbital ridge, one of the primary features previously used for species identification. In this study, four species were identified from the region: M. elegans De Man, 1888; M. longipes Stimpson, 1858; M. sheni Gordon, 1930; and M. tredecim Tweedie, 1950. Based on the results of the morphological examination, and as confirmed by molecular evidence from mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI), taxonomic confusion surrounding M. longipes was resolved, and M. takahasii Sakai, 1939, is considered a junior synonym of M. longipes. The geographical distribution of Metaplax longipes extends along the shores of China, north to Jiangsu, whereas the Southeast Asian M. tredecim was newly recorded from northern Vietnam and Hong Kong.

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Research Article Wed, 2 Oct 2019 13:30:04 +0300
A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Mediapotamon Türkay & Dai, 1997 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae) from Guizhou, China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/36702/ ZooKeys 873: 9-23

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.873.36702

Authors: Song-bo Wang, Xian-min Zhou, Jie-xin Zou

Abstract: A new species of Mediapotamon Türkay & Dai, 1997 from a karst system in southwest China is described. The new species can be separated from congeners by the combination of a sharp and distinct epibranchial tooth, the anterolateral region lined with few scattered granules, the terminal segment of the male first gonopod distinctly bent with a constant diameter, and the position of the female vulvae. Mitochondrial 16S rDNA genetic data was used to investigate the systematic position of the new species, which is supported as a new taxon.

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Research Article Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:39:26 +0300
Two new species of the genus Meleonoma Meyrick from China (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Xyloryctidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/35738/ ZooKeys 871: 79-87

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.871.35738

Authors: Aihui Yin, Yanpeng Cai

Abstract: Two new species of Meleonoma Meyrick, 1914a (Gelechioidea, Xyloryctidae) from southeastern China are described: Meleonoma foliiformis Yin, sp. nov. from Guangxi Province and M. projecta Yin, sp. nov. from Fujian Province. Adults and male genitalia are described in detail. A list of the Meleonoma species occurring in China is given. The taxonomic position of Meleonoma has been unstable, and under debate. Nonetheless, it is here tentatively placed in the family Xyloryctidae, following the latest molecular phylogenetic study concerning this genus.

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Research Article Mon, 12 Aug 2019 16:23:32 +0300
Morphological differences between species of the sea bass genus Lateolabrax (Teleostei, Perciformes), with particular emphasis on growth-related changes https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/32624/ ZooKeys 859: 69-115

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.859.32624

Authors: Kōji Yokogawa

Abstract: Morphological differences, including growth-related changes, were examined in three morphologically similar East Asian sea bass species, Lateolabrax japonicus, L. maculatus and L. latus. In many cases, body measurements indicated specific patterns of growth-related proportional changes. Lateolabrax latus differed from the other two species in having greater body depth, caudal peduncle depth, caudal peduncle anterior depth, snout length, and upper and lower jaw length proportions. In particular, scatter plots for caudal peduncle anterior depth relative to standard length (SL) in that species indicated complete separation from those of the other two species, being a new key character for identification. Comparisons of L. japonicus and L. maculatus revealed considerable proportional differences in many length-measured characters, including fin lengths (first and second dorsal, caudal and pelvic), snout length, post-orbital preopercular width (POPW) and post-orbital length. In particular, snout length (SNL) and POPW proportions of the former were greater and smaller for specimens >200 and ≤ 200 mm SL, respectively. Because the scatter plots of these proportions for the two species did not overlap each other in either size range, identification of the species was possible using a combination of the two characters. In addition, scatter plots of the POPW / SNL proportion (%) of L. japonicus and L. maculatus were almost completely separated throughout the entire size range examined (border level 90%), a further aid to identification. The numbers of pored lateral line scales and scales above the lateral line tended to increase and decrease with growth, respectively, in L. japonicus, whereas scales below the lateral line and gill raker numbers tended to increase with growth in L. maculatus. Because the ranges of these meristic characters may therefore vary with specimen size, they are unsuitable for use as key characters. Accordingly, a new key is proposed for the genus Lateolabrax.

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Research Article Tue, 2 Jul 2019 17:28:41 +0300
A new species of Diaspididae, Megacanthaspis guiyangensis (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) from China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/35363/ ZooKeys 858: 71-76

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.858.35363

Authors: Minmin Niu, Jinian Feng

Abstract: A new species of armoured scale insect, Megacanthaspis guiyangensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to M. hangzhouensis. Megacanthaspis guiyangenis infests leaves of Oligostachyum lubricum in China. A key to all eight species of Megacanthaspis now known is provided.

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Research Article Mon, 1 Jul 2019 19:43:26 +0300
Resolution of the Portunus gladiator species complex: taxonomic status and identity of Monomia gladiator (Fabricius, 1798) and Monomia haanii (Stimpson, 1858) (Brachyura, Decapoda, Portunidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/33826/ ZooKeys 858: 11-43

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.858.33826

Authors: Amanda M. Windsor, Jose Christopher E. Mendoza, Jonathan R. Deeds

Abstract: The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently adopted DNA barcoding for the purpose of determining the species identity of commercial seafood products. This effort has revealed instances of incongruence between current scientifically accepted taxon names and those utilized by the seafood industry in product labelling. One such case is that of “Portunus haanii”, a name utilized by the seafood industry to label commercial products under the market name “red swimming crab.” However, carcinologists currently regard P. haanii as synonym of Portunus gladiator Fabricius, 1798, which itself is the subject of debate over whether it is a secondary homonym of Cancer gladiator Fabricius, 1793. Further complicating matters, DNA barcode sequences from commercial products match GenBank sequences identified as Portunus pseudoargentatus Stephenson, 1961. Here the complicated taxonomic history of the Portunus gladiator complex is reviewed and a resolution proposed based on combined morphological descriptions and molecular phylogenetic analyses. It is demonstrated that, given the provisions of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and the current elevation of Monomia Gistel, 1848, to full genus rank, its type species, Portunus gladiator Fabricius, 1798, should be treated as a valid and available taxon name. It is also shown, upon examination and comparison of types and topotypic material that Monomia haanii (Stimpson, 1858) is a distinct taxon from M. gladiator, and Portunus pseudoargentatus Stephenson, 1961, is a junior subjective synonym of M. haanii (Stimpson, 1858). Furthermore, it is shown that crab meat sold in the US currently labeled as “Portunus haanii” and/or “red swimming crab” is in fact M. haanii using comparative analysis of DNA barcode sequences between museum-vouchered reference specimens, whole crabs provided directly by a seafood importer, and processed commercial products purchased at retail.

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Research Article Mon, 1 Jul 2019 13:33:45 +0300
The genus Scutellathous Kishii, 1955 (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Dendrometrinae) in China, with description of three new species https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/29011/ ZooKeys 857: 85-104

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.857.29011

Authors: Zhen Liu, Shi-hong Jiang

Abstract: Five species of Scutellathous Kishii, 1955 are recognized from China, of which three are new. Scutellathous habenularis sp. nov., S. nanlingensis sp. nov., and S. quadrata sp. nov. are described and illustrated. A key to species from China, a checklist, and a distribution map are provided. The relationships and comparisons among genera Athous Eschscholtz, 1829, Ohirathous Han & Park, 2012, Parathous Fleutiaux, 1918, and Scutellathous Kishii, 1955 are discussed.

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Research Article Tue, 25 Jun 2019 22:17:33 +0300
A new species of the genus Cristimenes Ďuriš & Horká, 2017 (Decapoda, Caridea, Palaemonidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/34959/ ZooKeys 852: 53-71

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.852.34959

Authors: Jin-Ho Park, Sammy De Grave, Won Kim

Abstract: A new species of crinoid-associated shrimp, Cristimenes brucei sp. nov., is described based on specimens from Korea, although the species also occurs in Hong Kong and is likely more widespread. The new species is morphologically very similar to C. commensalis, but can be distinguished by the reduced supraorbital tooth on the carapace. Cristimenes brucei sp. nov. is clearly recovered as a monophyletic species through COI barcode and molecular phylogenetic analyses based on four genetic markers (COI, 16S, H3, 18S).

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Research Article Wed, 5 Jun 2019 15:54:00 +0300
The genus Sternocampsus Fleutiaux, 1927 (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Oxynopterinae), with description of a new species from South China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/31611/ ZooKeys 852: 111-124

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.852.31611

Authors: Zhen Liu, Shi-hong Jiang

Abstract: Sternocampsus coriaceus, sp. nov. is described and illustrated from China. A new combination, Campsosternus castaneus (Jiang & Wang, 1999) is proposed. A key and a checklist of the known species, together with a distribution map of Chinese Sternocampsus species, are provided.

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Research Article Wed, 5 Jun 2019 11:20:16 +0300
Two new species of the genus Symphylella (Symphyla, Scolopendrellidae) from Tibet, China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/33566/ ZooKeys 845: 99-117

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.845.33566

Authors: Ya-Li Jin, Yun Bu, Yue Jiang

Abstract: The Symphyla of Tibet are studied for the first time. Symphylella macropora sp. n. and Symphylella zhongi sp. n. from southeastern Tibet are described and illustrated. Symphylella macropora sp. n. is characterized by large, elongated oval openings of the Tömösváry organ with its inner margins covered by minute irregular teeth, rudimentary spined sensory organs present on the dorsal side of most antennal segments, and cerci with numerous long and slightly curved setae. Symphylella zhongi sp. n. is characterized by a globular Tömösváry organ with a small and roundish opening, mushroom-shaped sensory organs present on apical antennal segments, and by having tergal processes longer than their basal width with ovoid swollen ends. The newly described species are compared to the morphologically closest congeners: S. javanensis, S. asiatica, S. multisetosa, and S. simplex. A key for 43 species of the genus is also provided.

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Research Article Wed, 15 May 2019 15:24:28 +0300
First report of the genus Rhyncholagena Lang, 1944 from the South China Sea, with the description of a new species (Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Miraciidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/24331/ ZooKeys 805: 15-31

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.805.24331

Authors: Lin Ma, Xin-zheng Li

Abstract: During analysis of sediment samples from South China Sea, a new species belonging to the genus Rhyncholagena Lang, 1944 was found and described here. Rhyncholagena paraspinifer sp. n. differs from its congeners by the following combined characteristics: body ornamented dorsally with at least one row of spinules on each somite except penultimate urosomite; A2 exopod two-segmented; P1 enp-2 with one inner seta; P3 exp-3 with two inner setae, P3 enp-2 with one inner seta; female P5 exopod with five setae; male P5 baseoendopod with two setae and exopod with four setae. This is the first report of the genus Rhyncholagena in the China seas. In addition, a key to all valid species of Rhyncholagena is given, along with tables of morphological characters of all valid species and their distributions.

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Research Article Tue, 11 Dec 2018 09:59:40 +0200
Four new species of Lesticus (Carabidae, Pterostichinae) from China and supplementary comments on the genus https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/27187/ ZooKeys 782: 129-162

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.782.27187

Authors: Pingzhou Zhu, Hongliang Shi, Hongbin Liang

Abstract: The genus Lesticus in China was studied, with descriptions of four new species: L. auripennis sp. n. (Guangdong: Nanling, 24.93°N, 112.09°E); L. bii sp. n. (Xizang: Mêdog, 29.32°N, 95.34°E); L. xiaodongi sp. n. (Yunnan: Yingjiang, 24.71°N, 97.58°E); and L. violaceous sp. n. (Yunnan: Yingjiang, 24.71°N, 97.58°E). One new synonym is proposed: L. dubius Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, is a junior synonym of L. solidus Roux & Shi. An improved key and a catalogue accommodating all known Chinese Lesticus species are provided. Species relationships and the evolution of endophallic and other characters are preliminarily discussed.

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Research Article Mon, 27 Aug 2018 15:35:38 +0300
Two new species of the genus Hessebius Verhoeff, 1941 from China (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/22237/ ZooKeys 735: 65-82

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.735.22237

Authors: Penghai Qiao, Wen Qin, Huiqin Ma, Jianping Su, Tongzuo Zhang

Abstract: Two new species, Hessebius luquensis sp. n. and Hessebius ruoergaiensis sp. n., are described based on material from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. A key to the Chinese species of Hessebius is presented. The partial mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcoding gene was amplified and sequenced for nine individuals of both species and the dataset was used for molecular phylogenetic analysis and genetic distance determination.

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Research Article Tue, 6 Feb 2018 03:09:36 +0200
A new genus and species of bristle worm from Beibu Gulf, South China Sea (Annelida, Polychaeta, Amphinomidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/12967/ ZooKeys 708: 1-10

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.708.12967

Authors: Yue Sun, Xinzheng Li

Abstract: Alleurythoe, a new genus with type species Alleurythoe tenuichaeta sp. n., is described and illustrated based on material from Beibu Gulf, northwestern South China Sea. The new genus is distinguished from all genera within Amphinomidae by a combination of characters: caruncle trilobed, conspicuous, attached to and confluent with the posterior prostomial lobe, which is free from the body wall and has 6-7 folds on each of the lateral lobes; both noto- and neuropodial aciculae are spinose, extending beyond the chaetal lobe. Alleurythoe tenuichaeta sp. n. is characterized by having branchiae present from chaetiger 4 and a bifurcate neurochaetae capillary. A key distinguishing the genera of Amphinominae is provided.

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Research Article Mon, 16 Oct 2017 13:02:32 +0300
The genus Braunsia Kriechbaumer, 1894 from China with description of two new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/14717/ ZooKeys 705: 95-114

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.705.14717

Authors: Pu Tang, Cornelis van Achterberg, Xue-xin Chen

Abstract: The species of Braunsia Kriechbaumer, 1894 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) from China are revised and ten species are recognized. Two new species, B. guangdongensis sp. n. and B. shenyangensis sp. n., are described and illustrated. B. fumipennis (Cameron, 1899), B. pilosa Belokobylskij, 1986, B. postfurcalis Watanabe, 1937, and B. smithii (Dalla Torre, 1898), are recorded from China for the first time. A key to the Chinese species of the genus Braunsia is provided.

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Research Article Tue, 3 Oct 2017 00:57:33 +0300
A new species of Pectinaria (Annelida, Pectinariidae), with a key to pectinariids from the South China Sea https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/12272/ ZooKeys 683: 139-150

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.683.12272

Authors: Jinghuai Zhang, Jian-Wen Qiu

Abstract: Pectinariidae is a family of polychaetes building unique ice-cream cone shaped sandy tubes. Pectinaria torquata sp. n. (Pectinariidae) is described from the coastal waters of the northern South China Sea. This new species can be distinguished from all other 25 recognized species in the genus by a combination of characters: 16 chaetigers; 26–32 cirri in the cephalic veil; 11–12 pairs of cephalic spines; uncini with major teeth arranged in two rows, each with 7–8 major teeth; presence of a dorsal posterior lobe on segments 2 and 20; 4–5 pairs of curved scaphal hooks; and an anal flap with a crenulated margin. A key to all recognized pectinariids in the South China Sea is provided.

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Research Article Mon, 10 Jul 2017 04:33:46 +0300
A new species of Phyllocomus Grube, 1878 from the Yellow Sea, China (Annelida, Ampharetidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/11828/ ZooKeys 676: 13-19

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.676.11828

Authors: Jixing Sui, Xinzheng Li

Abstract: A new species of the ampharetid genus Phyllocomus, P. chinensis sp. n., is described based on material from the Yellow Sea. The new species is distinguished from the known species of this genus by having two thoracic regions, with segments of the anterior region (up to thoracic chaetiger 10) approximately half as long as those of the posterior region, neuropodia of the anterior region are large while those of the posterior region become gradually smaller, thoracic neuropodia without dorsal cirrus, and abdominal neuropodia with a papillary dorsal cirrus. A key to all species of Phyllocomus is given.

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Research Article Tue, 23 May 2017 17:24:08 +0300
A review of the cavernicolous genus Guiaphaenops Deuve, with the description of a new species (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/12334/ ZooKeys 669: 53-63

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.669.12334

Authors: Bin Feng, Guofu Wei, Mingyi Tian

Abstract: The subterranean ground beetle genus Guiaphaenops Deuve, 2002 is taxonomically reviewed. This poorly known genus is different from Guizhaphaenops Vigna Taglianti, 1997 in having convex propleura which is visible from above and elytral chaetotaxy especially the humeral group of the marginal umbilicate series, in which the 1st pore is transversely and backwardly shifted. The second species, G. deuvei Tian, Feng & Wei, sp. n., is described from a limestone cave at Yangli Cun (Village), Lingyun Xian (County), Baise Shi (Prefecture), northwestern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. A key to the species and a distribution map of Guiaphaenops are also provided.

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Research Article Thu, 20 Apr 2017 04:13:40 +0300
A new highly cave-adapted trechine genus and species from northern Guizhou Province, China (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/11050/ ZooKeys 643: 97-108

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.643.11050

Authors: Mingyi Tian

Abstract: A remarkable aphaenopsian beetle, a sympatric species of Qianotrechus tenuicollis Uéno, 2000, was newly discovered in Cave Mahuang Dong of Shuanghe Dong cave system, the longest cave system of China in Suiyang County, northern Guizhou Province. To categorize this striking but still unknown species, a new genus and species are proposed: Shuangheaphaenops elegans gen. n., sp. n. Relationships of Shuangheaphaenops and other highly modified aphaenopsian genera from southern China Karsts are discussed.

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Research Article Fri, 6 Jan 2017 02:25:54 +0200
First record of Rhopalophthalmus longipes Ii, 1964 from Malaysian waters (Crustacea, Mysida) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/10316/ ZooKeys 642: 53-61

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.642.10316

Authors: Hai Siang Tan, B. A. R. Azman

Abstract: The marine mysid species Rhopalophthalmus longipes Ii, 1964 is reported from Malaysian waters for the first time. Specimens are described and illustrated in detail based on material collected by epibenthic sledge from the seagrass meadows of Pulau Tinggi, Johor. Specimens exhibit a slight difference from Ii’s type material by possessing a rounded process bearing two small protrusions apically near the middle distal end of the third segment of antennal peduncle. In addition, its telson armed with 7-9 moderately strong setae at the lateral margin.

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Research Article Tue, 3 Jan 2017 23:44:00 +0200
A new species of Linopherus (Annelida, Amphinomidae) from Beibu Gulf, South China Sea https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/9619/ ZooKeys 640: 37-43

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.640.9619

Authors: Yue Sun, Xinzheng Li

Abstract: Linopherus beibuwanensis sp. n. is described based on six specimens deposited in the Marine Biological Museum of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, collected from the Beibu Gulf (Tokin Gulf), South China Sea. The new species differs from all other Linopherus species by the shape of prostomium and caruncle. The posterior margin of prostomium is bilobed; the caruncle arises medially and confluently from the posterior margin of the prostomium, joining together with prostomium. A key to distinguish the known species of the genus is provided.

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Research Article Tue, 13 Dec 2016 14:31:28 +0200
A new species of the genus Calliaxina Ngoc-Ho, 2003 from the South China Sea (Crustacea, Decapoda, Axiidea, Callianassidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/10385/ ZooKeys 635: 81-88

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.635.10385

Authors: Wenliang Liu, Xiaoli Liang

Abstract: A new species of the genus Calliaxina Ngoc-Ho, 2003, C. xishaensis sp. n., collected from the South China Sea is described and illustrated. It is distinguishable from C. thomassini Ngoc-Ho, 2014 by having the rostrum broadly triangular with pointed tip and is distinguishable from C. novaebritanniae (Borradaile, 1900) and C. punica (de Saint Laurent & Manning, 1982) by the posterior margin of telson being convex. It is also the first record of this genus from the China seas. A key to the species of Calliaxina is given.

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Review Article Wed, 23 Nov 2016 10:47:05 +0200
New blind species and new records of Sinella from Nanjing, China (Collembola, Entomobryidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/7902/ ZooKeys 604: 31-40

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.604.7902

Authors: Heng Xu, Feng Zhang

Abstract: Two new blind species of Sinella are described from Nanjing, China. Sinella quinseta sp. n. from Purple Mountain possesses unique 5+5 central macrochaetae on Abd. II, and can be distinguished from other species of the genus by the postlabial chaetae and the dorsal chaetotaxy. Sinella qixiaensis sp. n. from Qixia Mountain is characterized by the paddle-like S-chaetae of Ant. III organ and the smooth straight chaetae on the manubrium and base of dens; it differs from two closely related species by the smooth manubrial chaetae, the labial chaetae, the Ant. III organ, and the macrochaetae on Abd. II. Sinella fuyanensis Chen & Christiansen and Sinella quinocula Chen & Christiansen were also newly recorded from Nanjing.

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Research Article Mon, 11 Jul 2016 02:30:56 +0300
A new Maldane species and a new Maldaninae genus and species (Maldanidae, Annelida) from coastal waters of China https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/9125/ ZooKeys 603: 1-16

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.603.9125

Authors: Yueyun Wang, Xinzheng Li

Abstract: Paramaldane, new genus, with type species Paramaldane glandicincta sp. n., and Maldane adunca sp. n. (Maldanidae, Polychaeta) are described based on material from the coast of south China. The new genus Paramaldane is similar to Maldane Grube, 1860 and Sabaco Kinberg, 1867, but it clearly differs from all genera within the subfamily Maldaninae by a unique combination of characters: the cephalic plate is almost circular with low, entire and smooth cephalic rim, nuchal grooves small and crescentic, lacking a collar on chaetiger 1, short companion notochaetae, a collar-like glandular band on the anterior part of the sixth chaetiger, and a well-developed anal valve. Paramaldane glandicincta sp. n. is characterised by having a glandular band on the anterior part of the sixth chaetiger, an almost circular cephalic plate, an entire and smooth cephalic rim, and small crescentic nuchal grooves. Maldane adunca sp. n. is characterised by a low cephalic rim, nuchal grooves with a strongly curved anterior part and isolated from the cephalic rim. Finally, a taxonomic key to genera of Maldaninae and a comparative table to species of Maldane are provided.

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Research Article Wed, 6 Jul 2016 01:47:10 +0300
A review of the sarawakensis species group of the ground beetle genus Orthogonius MacLeay, 1825 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Orthogoniini) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/8768/ ZooKeys 594: 99-110

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.594.8768

Authors: Mingyi Tian, Thierry Deuve

Abstract: The sarawakensis species group of the termitophilous carabid genus Orthogonius MacLeay, 1825 is defined and reviewed. Members of this species group are distributed in Southeast Asia and represented by four species, including two new species: Orthogonius sabahicus sp. n. (Sabah, northern Borneo, Malaysia) and Orthogonius morvanianus sp. n. (southern Thailand). A key to all species of the species group is also provided.

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Research Article Mon, 30 May 2016 04:24:29 +0300
The family Plectopylidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) in Laos with the description of two new genera and a new species https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/8118/ ZooKeys 592: 1-26

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.592.8118

Authors: Barna Páll-Gergely, Igor V. Muratov, Takahiro Asami

Abstract: Previously only a single plectopylid species, Helix laomontana L. Pfeiffer, 1862 was reported from Laos. Here we erect Naggsia Páll-Gergely & Muratov, gen. n. for H. laomontana based on the description of its reproductive anatomy and radula. Another species, Hunyadiscus saurini Páll-Gergely, gen. & sp. n. is described from Northern Laos based on conchological data. Helix (Plectopylis) andersoni Blanford, 1869, which is known from the Burmese-Chinese border region, is also classified within Hunyadiscus Páll-Gergely, gen. n. A third species, Gudeodiscus (Gudeodiscus) messageri raheemi Páll-Gergely & Hunyadi, 2015 is reported from Laos for the first time. The new localities represent the westernmost sites of the genus Gudeodiscus. The reproductive anatomy of the latter species is described.

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Research Article Wed, 25 May 2016 03:25:52 +0300
A new species of Gudeodiscus Páll-Gergely, 2013 from China, with extraordinary conchological and anatomical features (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Plectopylidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/6560/ ZooKeys 564: 1-19

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.564.6560

Authors: Barna Páll-Gergely, Takahiro Asami

Abstract: A new species of the Plectopylidae, Gudeodiscus longiplica is described from northern Guangxi Province, southern China. The shell, anatomical and radular characters are figured and described. This new species is characterized by long plicae on its parietal shell wall, which have not been observed in any other Gudeodiscus species. In contrast, the long parietal plicae are characteristic for the genera Plectopylis and Chersaecia, which mainly inhabit Thailand and Myanmar. These two genera are, however, only distantly related to the new species, as other characters (anatomy, protoconch sculpture, parietal plicae) suggest. The male portion of the genital structure of the new species is characterized by two separate penial caeca with different lengths, but similar in outer and inner structure. The relevance of this anatomical character is discussed. Gudeodiscus longiplica sp. n. occurs sympatrically with Gudeodiscus soosi Páll-Gergely, 2013. The anatomy and radula characters of the latter species are also described and figured.

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Research Article Tue, 16 Feb 2016 18:03:34 +0200
Review of the genus Endothyrella Zilch, 1960 with description of five new species (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Plectopylidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/6139/ ZooKeys 529: 1-70

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.529.6139

Authors: Barna Páll-Gergely, Prem B. Budha, Fred Naggs, Thierry Backeljau, Takahiro Asami

Abstract: All known taxa of the genus Endothyrella Zilch, 1960 (family Plectopylidae) are reviewed. Altogether 23 Endothyrella species are recognized. All species are illustrated and whenever possible, photographs of the available type specimens are provided. Five new species are described: E. angulata Budha & Páll-Gergely, sp. n., E. dolakhaensis Budha & Páll-Gergely, sp. n. and E. nepalica Budha & Páll-Gergely, sp. n. from Nepal, E. robustistriata Páll-Gergely, sp. n. from the Naga Hills, India, and E. inexpectata Páll-Gergely, sp. n. from Sichuan, China. Helix (Plectopylis) munipurensis Godwin-Austen, 1875 is synonymized with Helix (Plectopylis) serica Godwin-Austen, 1875, and Plectopylis (Endothyra) gregorsoni Gude, 1915 is synonymized with Helix (Plectopylis) macromphalus W. Blanford, 1870. Plectopylis plectostoma var. exerta Gude, 1901 is a synonym of Plectopylis plectostoma var. tricarinata Gude, 1896, which is a species in its own right. Five species of the genus Chersaecia viz. Plectopylis (Chersaecia) bedfordi Gude, 1915, Helix (Plectopylis) brahma Godwin-Austen, 1879, Helix (Plectopylis) Oglei Godwin-Austen, 1879, Helix (Plectopylis) serica Godwin-Austen, 1875, and Plectopylis (Endothyra) williamsoni Gude, 1915 are moved to Endothyrella. The holotype of Plectopylis hanleyi Godwin-Austen, 1879 seems to be lost; therefore, P. hanleyi is considered to be a nomen dubium.

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Research Article Mon, 26 Oct 2015 11:53:20 +0200
A new species of Hemichela Stock, 1954 from the South China Sea (Arthropoda, Pycnogonida, Ammotheidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/5963/ ZooKeys 526: 1-8

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.526.5963

Authors: Jianjia Wang, Zhen Xia, Rongcheng Lin, Qianyong Liang, Heshan Lin, Jianjun Wang, Chengxing Zheng

Abstract: A new species of pycnogonid collected by the Chinese research vessel, R/V HY IV, during deep sea cruises to the South China Sea in 2013, is described. The new species, Hemichela nanhaiensis, obtained from more than 1300 m depth, is distinguished from the other two species in the genus by the characters of the chela dactylus with 12 denticulations on the inner margin and by the presence of taller tubercles on the lateral processes.

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Research Article Thu, 8 Oct 2015 23:10:45 +0300
A new Chinese species of Eostrobilops Pilsbry, 1927 with a checklist of Eostrobilops and Enteroplax Gude, 1897 species (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Strobilopsidae) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/5449/ ZooKeys 508: 85-95

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.508.10004

Authors: Barna Páll-Gergely, András Hunyadi, Takahiro Asami

Abstract: Eostrobilops humicolus Páll-Gergely & Hunyadi, sp. n. is described from Guangxi Province, China. It is characterized by the combination of a small shell (diameter: 2.3–2.4 mm), strongly ribbed dorsal surface, an infraparietal lamella not reaching the callus, and long basal folds. The new species is found approximately 500 and 800 km from the two nearest species E. infrequens (northern Vietnam), and E. diodontina (Hunan, China), respectively. A checklist of extant Eostrobilops Pilsbry, 1927 and Enteroplax Gude, 1899 species is provided. Enteroplax yaeyamensis Habe & Chinen, 1974, Enteroplax kanjiokuboi Minato & Tada, 1992 and Enteroplax taiwanica Minato & Tada, 1992 are moved to the genus Eostrobilops because of the lack of an elevated parietal callus and a peripheral thread. A map showing all Eostrobilops records is provided.

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Research Article Wed, 17 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0300
Melitid amphipods from the Gulf of Thailand, with a description of Dulichiella pattaniensis, a new species https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3801/ ZooKeys 408: 1-18

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.408.7292

Authors: Koraon Wongkamhaeng, Manasawan Saengsakda Pattaratumrong, Ratchaneekorn Puttapreecha

Abstract: Two species of melitid amphipod were collected from the Gulf of Thailand. Dulichiella pattaniensis is new to science, and Melitalati latiflagella Ren & Andres, 2012 has not been previously reported from Thai Waters. Dulichiella pattaniensis is characterized by male gnathopod 2 distolateral crown with 4 spines; pleonite/urosomite formula 7-7-7-5-6-2; pereopod 5-7 dactylus with 2 accessory spines. This combination of characters has not been recorded previously in the Dulichiella. The characters of the specimens are described and illustrated. All specimens are deposited in the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.

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Research Article Sat, 10 May 2014 00:00:00 +0300
Three new species of the leafhopper genus Dayus Mahmood from China (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae, Empoascini) https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3580/ ZooKeys 355: 1-8

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.355.6277

Authors: Xiaofei Yu, Maofa Yang

Abstract: Three new species of the Oriental empoascine leafhopper genus Dayus Mahmood are described from China: D. bifurcatus sp. n., D. trifurcatus sp. n. and D. serratus sp. n. A key to distinguish all Chinese species of the genus is provided.

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Research Article Mon, 25 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0200
Two new species of the genus Ancistrocerus Wesmael (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) from China, with a key to the Oriental species https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/3144/ ZooKeys 303: 77-86

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.303.4922

Authors: Ju You, Bin Chen, Tingjing Li

Abstract: Two new species, namely Ancistrocerus transpunctatus You and Li, sp. n. and Ancistrocerus deqinensis You and Li, sp. n. are described and illustrated from Yunnan, China. A key to the Oriental species of the genus Ancistrocerus is provided.

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Research Article Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0300
Four new species of the leafhopper genus Kapsa Dworakowska from China (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae), with a key to Chinese species https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/2962/ ZooKeys 212: 25-33

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.212.3000

Authors: Yuehua Song, Zizhong Li

Abstract: In the present paper, four new species, Kapsa acuminata, K. quadrispina, K. puerensis and K. yanheensis spp. n. from southwest China are described and illustrated, and a key to the species recorded from China is provided.

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Research Article Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0300
First report of the genus Kisaura Ross (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae) from India with the description of six new species https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1955/ ZooKeys 152: 71-86

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.152.1125

Authors: Manpreet Pandher, Malkiat Singh Saini

Abstract: The genus Kisaura Ross, 1956 (Trichoptera, Philopotamidae, Philopotaminae) is reported from India the first time. Six new species are described and illustrated: K. elongata sp. n., K. eloct sp. n., K. clavata sp. n., K. gangtokensis sp. n., K. truncata sp. n., all from Gangtok (Sikkim) and K. himachalica sp. n. from Barot (Himachal Pradesh). Male genitalia of this genus are distinguishable from those of other genera of the family by the pair of long lateral processes of tergum X, the well-developed mesoventral plates between two segments of the inferior appendages, and by the brush-like row of dark setae on the inner surfaces of the terminal segments (harpago) of the inferior appendages.

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Research Article Thu, 8 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0200