Based on extensive field work in the northern Zagros Mountains, a new subspecies of Darevskia raddei (Boettger, 1892) from the west Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran is described. The new subspecies is distingu...Based on extensive field work in the northern Zagros Mountains, a new subspecies of Darevskia raddei (Boettger, 1892) from the west Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran is described. The new subspecies is distinguishable from all the other three subspecies of D. raddei based on the combination of several distinguishing characters, such as dorsal body with 50-55 oval to round, smooth, or very weakly keeled, scales, 25-31 scales across the gular region, 18-20 femoral pores on each side of body (reaching the knee), 29-31 tuberculate lamellae under the fourth toe, 11-12 supraciliaries, 9-11 collars and a specific color pattern. The new subspecies meets all the morphological characters described by Eiselt et al. (1993) for an undefined and intermediate form between D. raddei raddei in the east of and D. r vanensis in the west of the distribution range of the species.展开更多
Apodemus (mice) and Rattus (rats) are the top rodent reservoirs for zoonoses in China,yet little is known about their diversity.We reexamined the alpha diversity of these two genera based on a new collection of sp...Apodemus (mice) and Rattus (rats) are the top rodent reservoirs for zoonoses in China,yet little is known about their diversity.We reexamined the alpha diversity of these two genera based on a new collection of specimens from China and their cyt b sequences in GenBank.We also tested whether species could be identified using external and craniodental measurements exclusively.Measurements from 147 specimens of Apodemus and 233 specimens of Rattus were used for morphological comparisons.We analysed 74 cyt b sequences of Apodemus and 100 cyt b sequences of Rattus to facilitate phylogenetic estimations.Results demonstrated that nine species of Apodemus and seven species of Rattus,plus a new subspecies of Rattus nitidus,are distributed in China.Principal component analysis using external and craniodental measurements revealed that measurements alone could not separate the recognized species.The occurrence of Rattus pyctoris in China remains uncertain.展开更多
In this study, one new genus, six new species and two new subspecies from the Necrosciinae of Vietnam are described and illustrated, namely Asceles hirsutus sp. nov., A.maculatus sp. nov., Lamachodes brocki sp. nov., ...In this study, one new genus, six new species and two new subspecies from the Necrosciinae of Vietnam are described and illustrated, namely Asceles hirsutus sp. nov., A.maculatus sp. nov., Lamachodes brocki sp. nov., Marmessoidea alata alata sp. nov. & subsp. nov., M. alata elongata subsp. nov., M. liuxingyuei sp. nov. and Neooxyartes zomproi gen nov. & sp. nov.展开更多
The genus Neolarnaca is firstly recorded to raspy cricket fauna of China. A new species and a new subspecies are described: N. longipenna sp. nov. and N. vera aurelostria subsp, nov. Illustrations of the morphologica...The genus Neolarnaca is firstly recorded to raspy cricket fauna of China. A new species and a new subspecies are described: N. longipenna sp. nov. and N. vera aurelostria subsp, nov. Illustrations of the morphological structures are given and a key to the species of the genus is provided. All specimens observed are deposited in the Museum of Hebei University.展开更多
The following five species and six subspecies in the genus Neohirasea Rehn from Vietnam are described as new to science:N.biserrata sp.nov.,N.bispina bispina sp.nov.&subsp.nov.,N.bispina babeensis subsp.nov.,N.catba...The following five species and six subspecies in the genus Neohirasea Rehn from Vietnam are described as new to science:N.biserrata sp.nov.,N.bispina bispina sp.nov.&subsp.nov.,N.bispina babeensis subsp.nov.,N.catbaensis sp.nov.,N.coomani sp.nov.,N.hilli hilli sp.nov.&subsp.nov.,N.hilli nahangensis subsp.nov.,N.hilli vietnamensis subsp.nov.and N.maerens pseudomaerens subsp.nov.A key to the Vietnamese species and subspecies of this genus is provided.展开更多
文摘Based on extensive field work in the northern Zagros Mountains, a new subspecies of Darevskia raddei (Boettger, 1892) from the west Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran is described. The new subspecies is distinguishable from all the other three subspecies of D. raddei based on the combination of several distinguishing characters, such as dorsal body with 50-55 oval to round, smooth, or very weakly keeled, scales, 25-31 scales across the gular region, 18-20 femoral pores on each side of body (reaching the knee), 29-31 tuberculate lamellae under the fourth toe, 11-12 supraciliaries, 9-11 collars and a specific color pattern. The new subspecies meets all the morphological characters described by Eiselt et al. (1993) for an undefined and intermediate form between D. raddei raddei in the east of and D. r vanensis in the west of the distribution range of the species.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(3147011031301869+3 种基金31670388)Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(KJZD-EW-L07)Yunnan Applied Basic Research Projects(2014FB176)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2015M570801)
文摘Apodemus (mice) and Rattus (rats) are the top rodent reservoirs for zoonoses in China,yet little is known about their diversity.We reexamined the alpha diversity of these two genera based on a new collection of specimens from China and their cyt b sequences in GenBank.We also tested whether species could be identified using external and craniodental measurements exclusively.Measurements from 147 specimens of Apodemus and 233 specimens of Rattus were used for morphological comparisons.We analysed 74 cyt b sequences of Apodemus and 100 cyt b sequences of Rattus to facilitate phylogenetic estimations.Results demonstrated that nine species of Apodemus and seven species of Rattus,plus a new subspecies of Rattus nitidus,are distributed in China.Principal component analysis using external and craniodental measurements revealed that measurements alone could not separate the recognized species.The occurrence of Rattus pyctoris in China remains uncertain.
文摘In this study, one new genus, six new species and two new subspecies from the Necrosciinae of Vietnam are described and illustrated, namely Asceles hirsutus sp. nov., A.maculatus sp. nov., Lamachodes brocki sp. nov., Marmessoidea alata alata sp. nov. & subsp. nov., M. alata elongata subsp. nov., M. liuxingyuei sp. nov. and Neooxyartes zomproi gen nov. & sp. nov.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31071955,31372232)the Orthoptera Species File Grants
文摘The genus Neolarnaca is firstly recorded to raspy cricket fauna of China. A new species and a new subspecies are described: N. longipenna sp. nov. and N. vera aurelostria subsp, nov. Illustrations of the morphological structures are given and a key to the species of the genus is provided. All specimens observed are deposited in the Museum of Hebei University.
文摘The following five species and six subspecies in the genus Neohirasea Rehn from Vietnam are described as new to science:N.biserrata sp.nov.,N.bispina bispina sp.nov.&subsp.nov.,N.bispina babeensis subsp.nov.,N.catbaensis sp.nov.,N.coomani sp.nov.,N.hilli hilli sp.nov.&subsp.nov.,N.hilli nahangensis subsp.nov.,N.hilli vietnamensis subsp.nov.and N.maerens pseudomaerens subsp.nov.A key to the Vietnamese species and subspecies of this genus is provided.