Two new species of Hymenochaete (Hymenochaetaceae, Basidiomycota) and H. colliculosa new to China from Shanxi Province

Hymenochaete angustispora and H. verruculosa spp. nov. are described and illustrated from Shanxi Province, northern China. Hymenochaete angustispora was collected on Vitex negundo, and is characterized by resupinate basidiocarps, the absence of a hyphal layer, and narrowly cylindrical to allantoid basidiospores 5–7 × 1.8–2.2 µm. Hymenochaete verruculosa was collected on Cornus sp., and is distinct by the effuso-reflexed basidiocarps with a verruculose hymenophore, the presence of a cortex and hyphal layer, and small ellipsoid basidiospores 3.5–4.5 × 2–2.8 µm. Hymenochaete colliculosa, collected on Berberis sp., is reported in China for the first time. The phylogeny of 57 Hymenochaete species was inferred from a concatenated dataset of nuc rDNA ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 (ITS barcode) and D1-D2 domains of nuc 28S rDNA (28S) sequences.

Download Full-text

Phylogenetic Affinity of Genolopa (Digenea: Monorchiidae) with Descriptions of Two New Species

Diversity ◽

10.3390/d12020051 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 51 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Apryle J. Panyi ◽

Stephen S. Curran ◽

Robin M. Overstreet

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Genital Atrium ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Morphological Features ◽

28S Rdna ◽

Generic Diagnosis ◽

Diagnostic Features ◽

Terminal Organ ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

The validity of Genolopa Linton, 1910 has been controversial because the observation of presently recognized critical diagnostic morphological features (spines in the genital atrium and a bipartite, anteriorly spined terminal organ) were omitted from the original diagnosis, and these features were not universally appreciated as important diagnostic features until 2008. Modern taxonomists have been further challenged by inappropriate fixation techniques that have resulted in various interpretations of morphological features. Consequently, named species in the genus have fluctuated among other monorchiid genera depending on various interpretations by taxonomists, and a modern consensus on classifying these species is lacking. This study combines a molecular approach with modern conventional morphological techniques to investigate the validity of Genolopa as a lineage within the Monorchiidae. New morphology and molecular sequence data from the type-species of Genolopa were studied, and two new species in the genus were described, Genolopa vesca n. sp. and Genolopa minuscula n. sp. Interrelationships among the Monorchiidae were explored using Bayesian inference analysis of the partial 28S rDNA fragment, incorporating three species of Genolopa for the first time. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that the genus represents a natural lineage, supporting the presence of spines in the genital atrium in conjunction with a bipartite and anteriorly spined terminal organ as key features of the generic diagnosis. This study also provides for the first time partial 28S rDNA data for Postmonorchis orthopristis, Lasiotocus trachinoti, Lasiotocus glebulentus, and an unidentified species of Lasiotocus.

Download Full-text

Two new species and four new records of Aquilegia (Ranunculaceae) from China

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.316.2.2 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 316 (2) ◽

pp. 121 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

ANDREY S. ERST ◽

WEI WANG ◽

SHENG-XIANG YU ◽

KUNLI XIANG ◽

JIAN WANG ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Records ◽

Northern China ◽

Identification Key ◽

Diagnostic Characters ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

Two new species, Aquilegia xinjiangensis and A. hebeica from northern China, are here described and illustrated. Additionally four species, A. amurensis, A. flabellata, A. kamelinii and A. vicaria are recorded for the country for the first time. The identification key and diagnostic characters of all Aquilegia representatives from China including the newly described and recorded species are provided and discussed.

Download Full-text

Ptosoproctus gen. nov., a new genus with two new species of Shield-back Katydid, with the first record of genus Eulithoxenus Bey-Bienko, 1951 from China (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Tettigoniinae: Drymadusini)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5067.4.4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5067 (4) ◽

pp. 548-568

Author(s):

ZI-HAO SHEN ◽

ZI-XU YIN ◽

MICHAEL LEE ◽

YI-JIAO LIU ◽

ZHU-QING HE ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Tree ◽

New Genus ◽

Northern China ◽

First Record ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

In this paper, one new genus, Ptosoproctus gen. nov., is established with two new species: P. lanzhouensis sp. nov. and P. baishishanicus sp. nov., described and illustrated based on material collected from northern China. The genus Eulithoxenus Bey-Bienko, 1951 is recorded from China for the first time. E. emeljanovi Mishchenko, 1968 is redescribed. Supplemental description of Uvarovina chinensis Ramme, 1939 is provided. COI and ND2 genes of the three Chinese Drymadusini genera mentioned above were used to reconstruct the phylogenetic tree. Molecular result support the validation of the new genus.

Download Full-text

Nilotanypus Kieffer from China (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1193.1.3 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 1193 (1) ◽

pp. 49-57

Author(s):

MING CHENG ◽

XINHUA WANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Northern China ◽

Oriental Region ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

The genus Nilotanypus is recorded from the Oriental region for the first time. Two new species, N. polycanthus and N. quadratus, from Oriental China are described and figured as males. N. dubius (Meigen) is recorded from northern China. A key to the males of all known Nilotanypus is presented.

Download Full-text

Two new species of Pissodes (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from China, with notes on Palearctic species

The Canadian Entomologist ◽

10.4039/n06-003 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 139 (2) ◽

pp. 179-188 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Xiuxia Lu ◽

Runzhi Zhang ◽

David W. Langor

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Northern China ◽

Type Specimens ◽

Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽

Two New Species ◽

Palearctic Species ◽

Academy Of Sciences ◽

First Time ◽

Beijing China

AbstractTwo new species from northern China, Pissodes chenisp. nov. and Pissodes pilatsquamosussp. nov., are described from Pinus and Picea, respectively. Pissodes harcyniae (Herbst) is recorded from China and P. nitidus Roelofs is recorded from Russia for the first time. A key is provided to the eight Pissodes species known from China. A list of the 18 known Palearctic species with synonyms, host data, and distribution is also included. Type specimens for the two new species are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

Download Full-text

Two new species and new record of Amphinemura (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from northern China

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4743.3.7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4743 (3) ◽

pp. 402-410

Author(s):

WEIHAI LI ◽

VALENTINA A. TESLENKO ◽

DING YANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Taxa ◽

New Record ◽

Northern China ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

Amphinemura changbaishana sp. nov. and Amphinemura qiliana sp. nov. (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) are described and illustrated as two new stonefly species from northern China. Affinities of the new taxa with similar regional species of Amphinemura are discussed. Amphinemura verrucosa Zwick, 1973 is reported from China for the first time.

Download Full-text

Two new species of the spider genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Pakistan

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4820.1.9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4820 (1) ◽

pp. 177-185

Author(s):

TIANQI LAN ◽

ZHIYUAN YAO ◽

ABID ALI ◽

GUO ZHENG ◽

SHUQIANG LI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Group ◽

Male And Female ◽

Female Type ◽

Chinese Academy Of Sciences ◽

Two New Species ◽

Academy Of Sciences ◽

Gilgit Baltistan ◽

First Time ◽

Beijing China

The genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 is reported from Pakistan for the first time. Two new species of the Pholcus nenjukovi species-group are described: Pholcus hamuchal Yao & Li sp. nov. (Gilgit Baltistan, male and female) and Pholcus kalam Yao & Li sp. nov. (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, male and female). Type material is deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS) in Beijing, China.

Download Full-text

Two new species and taxonomic notes on the Neotropical spiny orb-weaving spi-ders Micrathena and Chaetacis (Araneae: Araneidae), with remarks on the development of Micrathena excavata IVAN L. F. MAGALHÃES & ADALBERTO J. SANTOS (Brazil)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2983.1.3 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2983 (1) ◽

pp. 39 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

IVAN L. F. MAGALHÃES ◽

ADALBERTO J. SANTOS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

Adult Males ◽

Development Stages ◽

Brazilian Amazonia ◽

Central Brazil ◽

Adult Females ◽

Two New Species ◽

Senior Synonym ◽

First Time

In this paper, M. yanomami n. sp., from Brazilian Amazonia, Chaetacis bandeirante n. sp., from Central Brazil, and the males of M. gaujoni Simon, 1897 and M. ruschii (Mello-Leitão, 1945) n. comb. , respectively from Ecuador and Brazil, are described and illustrated for the first time. An ontogenetic series of the last development stages of both sexes of Micrathena excavata (C. L. Koch, 1836) is illustrated and briefly described. Adult females are larger and have longer legs and larger abdomens than adult males. Probably females undergo at least one additional moult before adulthood, compared to males. Micrathena ornata Mello-Leitão, 1932 is considered a junior synonym of M. plana (C. L. Koch, 1836), and M. mastonota Mello-Leitão 1940 is synonymized with M. horrida (Taczanowski, 1873). Acrosoma ruschii Mello-Leitão, 1945 is revalidated, transferred to Micrathena and considered a senior synonym of M. cicuta Gonzaga & Santos, 2004. Chaetacis necopinata (Chickering, 1960) is recorded for Brazil for the first time. Chaetacis incisa (Walckenaer, 1841) is considered a nomen dubium.

Download Full-text

Illustrated checklist of Nolinae (Lepidoptera, Nolidae) of Hong Kong, China, with description of two new species

Ecologica Montenegrina ◽

10.37828/em.2020.33.6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 33 ◽

pp. 35-58

Author(s):

Gyula M. László ◽

Mark Sterling

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

New Species ◽

Natural History ◽

Natural History Museum ◽

Check List ◽

History Museum ◽

Black And White ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

This paper provides a comprehensive check list of Nolinae species recorded in Hong Kong, China based on the collections of the second author, Dr. Roger Kendrick and the Natural History Museum, London. The checklist comprises 30 species. Two of them are new to science and described here as new species (Spininola kendricki sp. n., and Hampsonola ceciliae sp. n.). Misidentification of the female paratype of Spininola nepali László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014 is revealed and the true female of S. nepali is illustrated with its genitalia described here for the first time. The hitherto unknown female of S. armata László, Ronkay & Witt, 2010 is also illustrated here for the first time. All species recorded from Hong Kong are illustrated together with their genitalia on 54 colour and 46 black and white diagnostic figures.

Download Full-text

The genus Laccobius in China: new species and new records (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3635.4.4 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3635 (4) ◽

pp. 402-418 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

FENGLONG JIA ◽

ELIO GENTILI ◽

MARTIN FIKÁČEK

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Records ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

The species of the water scavenger beetle genus Laccobius Erichson, 1837 occuring in China are reviewed. Two new species are described: Laccobius (Glyptolaccobius) qinlingensis sp. nov. (Shaanxi) and L. (Cyclolaccobius) hainanensis sp. nov. (Hainan). Five species are recorded for the first time: Laccobius (Dimorpholaccobius) bipunctatus (Fabricius, 1775), L. (D.) striatulus (Fabricius, 1801) and L. (Compsolaccobius) pallidissimus Reitter, 1899 (all from Xinjiang), L. (Microlaccobius) tonkinensis Gentili, 1979 (Shaanxi), and L. (Compsolaccobius) decorus (Gyllenhal, 1827) (Qinghai). Additional faunistic data from China are provided for the following species: L. (Cyclolaccobius) hingstoni Orchymont, 1926, L. (C.) nitidus Gentili, 1984, L. (C.) politus Gentili, 1979, L. (C.) yunnanensis Gentili, 2003, L. (Dimorpholaccobius) simulans Orchymont, 1923, L. (s.str.) binotatus Orchymont, 1934, L. (s.str.) cinereus Motschulsky, 1860, L. (s.str.) colon (Stephens, 1829), L. (s.str.) inopinus Gentili, 1980, L. (s.str.) minutus (Linnaeus, 1758), L. (s.str.) nobilis Gentili, 1979, L. (Microlaccobius) elegans Gentili, 1979, L. (M.) florens Gentili, 1979, L. (M.) formosus Gentili, 1979, L. (M.) hammondi Gentili, 1984, L. (M.) himalayanus Gentili, 1988, and L. (M.) nepalensis Gentili, 1982. An updated checklist of Laccobius species occurring inChina is provided.

Download Full-text