We describe a new species from the family Salamandridae from northeastern Hunan Province of China based on morphological and molecular genetic evidences.The new species,Tylototriton liuyangensis,is a member of the T.a...We describe a new species from the family Salamandridae from northeastern Hunan Province of China based on morphological and molecular genetic evidences.The new species,Tylototriton liuyangensis,is a member of the T.asperrimus group,and shares a number of similarities with T.wenxianensis and T.broadoridgus.The dorsal surface of the new Tylototriton species is completely black,with nodule-like warts distributed evenly along the lateral margin of dorsal body,and there is no transverse striae between the warts.There are several diagnostic characters of the new species that differ from those of T.wenxianensis and T.broadoridgus as follows：（1）the interorbital space（IOS）is comparatively wide;（2）there is a bony ridge present on the dorsal head surface,running along the upper eyelids;（3）the space between axilla and groin（AGS）is comparatively large,with the mean male AGS approximately equal to 50%of the snout-vent length（SVL）and the mean female AGS being 53%of SVL;and（4）there is a small genital armature on the anterior angle of labial folds present inside the anal fissure of adult males during the breeding season.The result from the molecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus Tylototriton（including the type specimen of the new species）based on the complete DNA sequence of the mitochondrial ND2 gene（1035 bp）indicated that the new species was similar to T.wenxianensis,T.dabienicus,and T.broadoridgus,but formed an independent clade.This result was consistent with the morphological analysis above,supporting that the Liuyang Population represented a distinct species.展开更多
The subfamily Meloinae from Xizang of China is revised： totally 8 genera and 34 species are recorded; Meloe（Meloe） scabrus sp. nov. is described and illustrated as new to science; Mylabris（Chalcabris） bistillata ...The subfamily Meloinae from Xizang of China is revised： totally 8 genera and 34 species are recorded; Meloe（Meloe） scabrus sp. nov. is described and illustrated as new to science; Mylabris（Chalcabris） bistillata Tan, 1981, stat. rev. is transferred from Hycleus; and a key to the species is presented. Three species, Lytta battonii Kaszab, 1962, Lytta kryzhanovskyi Kaszab, 1962 and Hycleus cichorii（Linnaeus, 1758）, were wrongly recorded in Xizang.展开更多
Two new species of genus Vitronura, V. zhejiangensis sp. nov. and V. tianmua sp. nov., and a new record species for China, V. acuta Deharveng ＆ Weiner, 1984, are reported from Zhejiang, China. V. zhejiangensis sp. no...Two new species of genus Vitronura, V. zhejiangensis sp. nov. and V. tianmua sp. nov., and a new record species for China, V. acuta Deharveng ＆ Weiner, 1984, are reported from Zhejiang, China. V. zhejiangensis sp. nov. is characterized by following： mandible with 5 teeth; maxilla crochet-like; labrum distallynot ogival; labium with minute distal sensory organ（x）; chaeta O on cephalic tubercle Fr present; tubercle Di on head independent and with 1 chaeta, tubercle De and Oc on head with 3 chaetae, respectively; claw without inner tooth. V. tianmua sp. nov. is characterized by following： mandible with 4 teeth; maxilla crochet-like; labium without minute distal sensory organ（x）; chaeta O on cephalic tubercle Fr absent; tubercle Di on head independent and with 1 chaeta, tubercle De and Oc on head with 3 chaetae respectively; claw without inner tooth.展开更多
The genus Neotrionymus Borchsenius comprises five species in China, N. cynodontis, N. guandunensis, N. monstatus, N. yunnanensis and N. chinensis sp. nov., which collected from Beijing, Shanxi and Shandong under the l...The genus Neotrionymus Borchsenius comprises five species in China, N. cynodontis, N. guandunensis, N. monstatus, N. yunnanensis and N. chinensis sp. nov., which collected from Beijing, Shanxi and Shandong under the leaf sheath of species of Poaceae. This new species is similar to N. kerzhneri Danzig, but can be distinguished by with a large, quadrate（longer than width） or sometimes hour-glass shaped circulus, presence of tubular ducts in median area of thorax on dorsum and venter, presence of translucent pores on apical part of hind tibia and the distribution of trilocular pores not only in cerarii, but also on lips of ostioles and near spiracles. A key to species of genus Neotrionymus in China is also given.展开更多
Totally fourteen species of Clubionidae are reported from the Fanjing Mountain Nature Reserve in this paper, including six species as new to science, namely, Clubiona corrugata B？senberg ＆ Strand, 1906（♂♀）, C. d...Totally fourteen species of Clubionidae are reported from the Fanjing Mountain Nature Reserve in this paper, including six species as new to science, namely, Clubiona corrugata B？senberg ＆ Strand, 1906（♂♀）, C. dichotoma Wang, Chen ＆ Zhang ZS, sp. nov.（♂♀）, C. fanjingshan Wang, Chen ＆ Zhang ZS, sp. nov.（♂）, C. globosa Wang, Chen ＆ Zhang ZS, sp. nov.（♂♀）, C. grucollaris Yu, Zhang ＆ Chen, 2017, C. huiming Wang, Zhang F ＆ Zhang ZS, sp. nov.（♂）, C. japonicola B？senberg ＆ Strand, 1906（♂♀）, C. jucunda（Karsch, 1878）（♂♀）, C. manshanensis Zhu ＆ An, 1988（♂♀）, C. pterogona Yang, Song ＆ Zhu, 2003（♀）, C. subapplanata Wang, Chen ＆ Zhang ZS, sp. nov.（♂♀）, C. subcylindrata Wang, Chen ＆ Zhang ZS, sp. nov.（♂♀）, C. subrostrata Zhang ＆ Hu, 1991（♂♀） and Pristidia ramosa Yu, Sun ＆ Zhang, 2012（♀）. All species are described or redescribed, and photoed, except Clubiona grucollaris Yu, Zhang ＆ Chen, 2017. Drawings of all new species are also provided.展开更多
The genus Stericta Lederer, 1863 is reviewed in China. Of the ten species treated, two species are described as new： S. corollina sp. nov. and S. digitata sp. nov. Photographs of adults and genitalia are provided. Ke...The genus Stericta Lederer, 1863 is reviewed in China. Of the ten species treated, two species are described as new： S. corollina sp. nov. and S. digitata sp. nov. Photographs of adults and genitalia are provided. Keys to the available species are given, based on superficial characters and male genitalia.展开更多
The Chinese cleptoparasitic bee genus Tetralonioidella Strand,1914 is studied.Fourteen species are found in China,with nine new species,namely T.damenglongensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.dinghuensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.emeien...The Chinese cleptoparasitic bee genus Tetralonioidella Strand,1914 is studied.Fourteen species are found in China,with nine new species,namely T.damenglongensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.dinghuensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.emeiensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.goumenensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.leigongensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.longqiensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.maniwengensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.tianmuensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.and T.wuae Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,respectively.T.pendleburyi（Cockerell,1926）is firstly recorded in China.An illustrated key to Chinese known species is provided.All type specimens of new species are deposited in the Institute of Zoology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,China.展开更多
Fourteen species of the genus Autosticha Meyrick, 1886 are recorded from Taiwan, China. The genus Cynicocrates Meyrick, 1935 is proposed as a new synonym of Autosticha, and its type species A. tachytoma（Meyrick, 1935...Fourteen species of the genus Autosticha Meyrick, 1886 are recorded from Taiwan, China. The genus Cynicocrates Meyrick, 1935 is proposed as a new synonym of Autosticha, and its type species A. tachytoma（Meyrick, 1935） comb. nov. is transferred to Autosticha. Autosticha cordiformis sp. nov. is described as new, and A. tachytoma is redescribed with male for the first time. A checklist of all the described species in Taiwan is given. Photographs of the new species and the newly combined species are provided.展开更多
基金supported by NSFC (31071906)the Public Welfare Scientific Research Project, Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China (201209028)the Construct Program of the Key Discipline in Hunan Province (CSUFT-2013001)
文摘We describe a new species from the family Salamandridae from northeastern Hunan Province of China based on morphological and molecular genetic evidences.The new species,Tylototriton liuyangensis,is a member of the T.asperrimus group,and shares a number of similarities with T.wenxianensis and T.broadoridgus.The dorsal surface of the new Tylototriton species is completely black,with nodule-like warts distributed evenly along the lateral margin of dorsal body,and there is no transverse striae between the warts.There are several diagnostic characters of the new species that differ from those of T.wenxianensis and T.broadoridgus as follows：（1）the interorbital space（IOS）is comparatively wide;（2）there is a bony ridge present on the dorsal head surface,running along the upper eyelids;（3）the space between axilla and groin（AGS）is comparatively large,with the mean male AGS approximately equal to 50%of the snout-vent length（SVL）and the mean female AGS being 53%of SVL;and（4）there is a small genital armature on the anterior angle of labial folds present inside the anal fissure of adult males during the breeding season.The result from the molecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus Tylototriton（including the type specimen of the new species）based on the complete DNA sequence of the mitochondrial ND2 gene（1035 bp）indicated that the new species was similar to T.wenxianensis,T.dabienicus,and T.broadoridgus,but formed an independent clade.This result was consistent with the morphological analysis above,supporting that the Liuyang Population represented a distinct species.
基金supported by the following grants:the Construction Foundation for Comprehensive Strength Promotion of Universities in Mid-western China to Hebei University,the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31572309,31702040)the Postdoctoral Research Foundation of Hebei Province(B2015003007)the Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application(14967611D)
文摘The subfamily Meloinae from Xizang of China is revised： totally 8 genera and 34 species are recorded; Meloe（Meloe） scabrus sp. nov. is described and illustrated as new to science; Mylabris（Chalcabris） bistillata Tan, 1981, stat. rev. is transferred from Hycleus; and a key to the species is presented. Three species, Lytta battonii Kaszab, 1962, Lytta kryzhanovskyi Kaszab, 1962 and Hycleus cichorii（Linnaeus, 1758）, were wrongly recorded in Xizang.
基金supported by the Construct Program of the Key Discipline in Hunan Province(Zoology)the Zoology Key Laboratory of Hunan Higher Education,Hunan University of Arts and Science+2 种基金the Open Fund Project of Innovation Platform for University of Hunan Province(14k065)the Natural Science Fund of Hunan Province(2016JJ2091)the Science Research Fund of Hunan University of Arts and Science(13ZD05)
文摘Two new species of genus Vitronura, V. zhejiangensis sp. nov. and V. tianmua sp. nov., and a new record species for China, V. acuta Deharveng ＆ Weiner, 1984, are reported from Zhejiang, China. V. zhejiangensis sp. nov. is characterized by following： mandible with 5 teeth; maxilla crochet-like; labrum distallynot ogival; labium with minute distal sensory organ（x）; chaeta O on cephalic tubercle Fr present; tubercle Di on head independent and with 1 chaeta, tubercle De and Oc on head with 3 chaetae, respectively; claw without inner tooth. V. tianmua sp. nov. is characterized by following： mandible with 4 teeth; maxilla crochet-like; labium without minute distal sensory organ（x）; chaeta O on cephalic tubercle Fr absent; tubercle Di on head independent and with 1 chaeta, tubercle De and Oc on head with 3 chaetae respectively; claw without inner tooth.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31372151)
文摘The genus Neotrionymus Borchsenius comprises five species in China, N. cynodontis, N. guandunensis, N. monstatus, N. yunnanensis and N. chinensis sp. nov., which collected from Beijing, Shanxi and Shandong under the leaf sheath of species of Poaceae. This new species is similar to N. kerzhneri Danzig, but can be distinguished by with a large, quadrate（longer than width） or sometimes hour-glass shaped circulus, presence of tubular ducts in median area of thorax on dorsum and venter, presence of translucent pores on apical part of hind tibia and the distribution of trilocular pores not only in cerarii, but also on lips of ostioles and near spiracles. A key to species of genus Neotrionymus in China is also given.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31471974,31672278)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(XDJK2017B003)to Zhisheng Zhangthe Foundation of Biologic Resource and Environment Big Data([2015]4013)to Huiming Chen
文摘Totally fourteen species of Clubionidae are reported from the Fanjing Mountain Nature Reserve in this paper, including six species as new to science, namely, Clubiona corrugata B？senberg ＆ Strand, 1906（♂♀）, C. dichotoma Wang, Chen ＆ Zhang ZS, sp. nov.（♂♀）, C. fanjingshan Wang, Chen ＆ Zhang ZS, sp. nov.（♂）, C. globosa Wang, Chen ＆ Zhang ZS, sp. nov.（♂♀）, C. grucollaris Yu, Zhang ＆ Chen, 2017, C. huiming Wang, Zhang F ＆ Zhang ZS, sp. nov.（♂）, C. japonicola B？senberg ＆ Strand, 1906（♂♀）, C. jucunda（Karsch, 1878）（♂♀）, C. manshanensis Zhu ＆ An, 1988（♂♀）, C. pterogona Yang, Song ＆ Zhu, 2003（♀）, C. subapplanata Wang, Chen ＆ Zhang ZS, sp. nov.（♂♀）, C. subcylindrata Wang, Chen ＆ Zhang ZS, sp. nov.（♂♀）, C. subrostrata Zhang ＆ Hu, 1991（♂♀） and Pristidia ramosa Yu, Sun ＆ Zhang, 2012（♀）. All species are described or redescribed, and photoed, except Clubiona grucollaris Yu, Zhang ＆ Chen, 2017. Drawings of all new species are also provided.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31672372)
文摘The genus Stericta Lederer, 1863 is reviewed in China. Of the ten species treated, two species are described as new： S. corollina sp. nov. and S. digitata sp. nov. Photographs of adults and genitalia are provided. Keys to the available species are given, based on superficial characters and male genitalia.
基金supported mainly by the National Specific Research Funds for Public Benefit Department(Agriculture)(201303108)to Zeqing Niuthe National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(31625024)to Chaodong Zhu+1 种基金partially by the NSFC Program J1211002the grant(Y229YX5105)from Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution,Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘The Chinese cleptoparasitic bee genus Tetralonioidella Strand,1914 is studied.Fourteen species are found in China,with nine new species,namely T.damenglongensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.dinghuensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.emeiensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.goumenensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.leigongensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.longqiensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.maniwengensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,T.tianmuensis Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.and T.wuae Niu＆Zhu,sp.nov.,respectively.T.pendleburyi（Cockerell,1926）is firstly recorded in China.An illustrated key to Chinese known species is provided.All type specimens of new species are deposited in the Institute of Zoology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,China.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31372241)
文摘Fourteen species of the genus Autosticha Meyrick, 1886 are recorded from Taiwan, China. The genus Cynicocrates Meyrick, 1935 is proposed as a new synonym of Autosticha, and its type species A. tachytoma（Meyrick, 1935） comb. nov. is transferred to Autosticha. Autosticha cordiformis sp. nov. is described as new, and A. tachytoma is redescribed with male for the first time. A checklist of all the described species in Taiwan is given. Photographs of the new species and the newly combined species are provided.
