A new species of the flower fly genus Criorhina Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) from mainland China

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4803 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-176
Author(s):  
HU LI ◽  
KE-KE HUO ◽  
BAO-GUO LI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Henan Province ◽  
Flower Flies ◽  
A New Species

The genus Criorhina consists of honey-bee and bumblebee mimic flower flies with a strongly produced face. It is widespread in the Holarctic and Oriental Regions. Criorhina adults are usually found flying near white spring flowers in woodlands and shrubs. The Chinese Criorhina fauna is poorly known and includes seven species. In our flower fly collection of Henan Province, northern China, an eighth new species was discovered: Criorhina rostrata Li, Huo & Li sp. nov. This new species is here described and illustrated. The new species possess a very long proboscis, unique amongst the Criorhina species from mainland China. In addition, during the course of this study, Criorhina brevipila Loew, 1871 was also found to be present in mainland China, based on a specimen from our collection. A key to the species of Criorhina from mainland China is given. 

scholarly journals A NEW SPECIES OF NEOCYPHOLAELAPS(ACARI : AMEROSEIIDAE) FROM BROOD COMBS OF THE INDIAN HONEY BEE

Apidologie ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. DELFINADO-BAKER ◽  
E. W. BAKER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
A New Species

Species of the family Nemouridae (Plecoptera) from Taihang Mountains of Northern China, with description of Nemoura taihangshana sp. n.

Zootaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3637 (5) ◽  
pp. 561
Author(s):  
HONGLIANG WANG ◽  
WEIHAI LI ◽  
DING YANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Northern China ◽  
First Record ◽  
Henan Province ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
The Family

A distinctive new species of the genus Nemoura is described from the Taihang Mountains of northern China, N. taihang-shana. The new species is compared with similar species. Amphinemura sinensis (Wu, 1926) is redescribed and the first record of N. geei Wu, 1929 from Henan Province is also given.

A new species of the genus Achalinus from southwestern Guangdong Province, China (Squamata: Xenodermatidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4674 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
JIAN WANG ◽  
YAO LI ◽  
ZHAO-CHI ZENG ◽  
ZHI-TONG LYU ◽  
YIK-HEI SUNG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Posterior Margin ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Guangdong Province ◽  
The Body ◽  
Gene Fragment ◽  
Single Row ◽  
Tail Tip ◽  
Significant Genetic Divergence ◽  
A New Species

A new species of xenodermatid snake, Achalinus yunkaiensis J. Wang, Y. Li & Y.Y. Wang, sp. nov. was described based on a series of specimens collected from Dawuling Forestry Station located in the Yunkai Mountains of western Guangdong Province. It can be distinguished from known congeners by a significant genetic divergence at the mitochondrial CO1 gene fragment examined (p-distance ≥ 12.0%) and the following combination of characters: (1) dorsal scales strongly keeled, in 23 rows throughout the body, the most outer row on each side smooth and significantly enlarged; (2) tail relatively shorter, TaL/TL ratio 18.5–20.0%; (3) maxillary teeth 20–22; (4) length of suture between internasals subequal to that between the prefrontals; (5) nasal divided into two sections by nasal cleft, posterior one half as long as anterior; (6) loreal elongated, nearly twice as wide as high; (7) supralabials six; (8) infralabials six; (9) temporals 2+2+3 (rarely 2+2+4), the two anterior temporals in contact with eye; (10) ventrals 151–162, subcaudals 49–56 arranged in single row, not paired; (11) cloacal entire; (12) uniform brown (in adults) or black (in juveniles) above, tinged weakly iridescent, with a longitudinal dark-colored vertebral line; (13) light brown (in adults) or greyish white (in juveniles) beneath; and (14) dorsum with a longitudinal dark brown vertebral stripe from posterior margin of parietals to tail tip. Currently, 13 species are known in the genus Achalinus, with seven from mainland China. 

A new species of the genus Paramesotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Fujian, southeastern China

Zootaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4205 (6) ◽  
pp. 549 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZHIYONG YUAN ◽  
YUNKE WU ◽  
JIAJUN ZHOU ◽  
JING CHE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Lateral Side ◽  
Southeastern China ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
Long Tail ◽  
Gill Filaments ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Nd2 Gene

New amphibian species have been constantly discovered throughout southern China, including from areas close to heavily populated cities that remain poorly surveyed for amphibian diversity. We describe a new species of the newt genus Paramesotriton from Fujian, a developed province on the southeastern coast of mainland China. The mitochondrial genealogy suggests that the new species is the sister taxon to Paramesotriton hongkongensis, separated by an uncorrected pairwise distances of 5.8% at the ND2 gene fragment analyzed. In addition to the genetic divergence, the new species can be readily differentiated from its congeners by having: a very rough skin; a continuous, orange, vertebral ridge; few warts on each side of the vertebral ridge; numerous small irregular orange-red or yellow spots on the chin, venter, underside of axillae, flanks, lateral side of the tail, base of limbs and cloaca; a small groove at the base of the vomerine tooth series; relatively long tail, relatively flat cloaca in females; normally developed eyes, and the absence of vestigial gills and gill filaments in adults. 

A new species of Scolelepis (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from sandy beaches in China, with a review of Chinese Scolelepis species

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2236 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
JIN ZHOU ◽  
WEIWEI JI ◽  
XINZHENG LI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Sandy Beaches ◽  
China Seas ◽  
Chinese Waters ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Spionidae, Scolelepis (Scolelepis) daphoinos sp. nov., is described and illustrated from northern China seas. The species was frequently encountered and highly abundant on sand beaches, but rarely found in subtidal areas. It was formerly misidentified as S. (S.) squamata (Müller, 1806) in China but differed from the latter species in several details in morphology, including the presence of obvious reddish pigmentation patches and the absence of unidentate hooded hooks. Another two Scolelepis species, S. (S.) lingulata Imajima, 1992 and S. (S.) variegata Imajima, 1992, are reported for the first time from Chinese waters. Two species of Scolelepis, S. (S.) globosa Wu & Chen, 1964 and S. (S.) lefebvrei (Gravier, 1905), were reported previously; therefore, five species in this genus are known from China in total. A key to all Scolelepis species from Chinese waters is provided.

scholarly journals The new genus Pheude (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Cossoninae) with description of a new species from mainland China

ZooKeys ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 466 ◽  
pp. 29-41
Author(s):  
Runzhi Zhang ◽  
Youssef M. Omar ◽  
Steve R. Davis
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Sonotetranychus (Acariformes: Tetranychidae) from China

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 1378
Author(s):  
Tianci Yi ◽  
Zhi-Qiang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The genus Sonotetranychus Tuttle, Baker & Abbatiello is recorded from mainland China for the first time. Sonotetranychus neosalicis sp. nov. is described from females collected on the leaves of Salix chaenomeloides Kimura (Salicaceae) in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. This new species can be distinguished from other members of Sonotetranychus by femora I–IV with 8-6-3-2 tactile setae, genu III with three tactile setae, tibiae III–IV with 5-5 tactile setae and transverse striae between dorsal setae e. The key to Sonotetranychus species of the world is updated. 

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