scholarly journals Selasia dembickyi sp. nov., the first member of Drilini (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from South East Asia, with the description of S. jenisi sp. nov. from Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 513-518
Author(s):  
Robin Kundrata ◽  
Eliska Sormova
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Northern Thailand

Abstract We describe and figure two new Asian Selasia Laporte, 1838 species: S. dembickyi sp. nov. from northern Thailand, and S. jenisi sp. nov. from Nepal. Selasia dembickyi sp. nov. is the easternmost record for the tribe Drilini and the first species of this tribe known from South East Asia. An updated identification key to Selasia species from the Palaearctic Region is given, and a distribution map of Selasia from the southern part of Asia is provided.

Platiana cechovskyi sp. nov. from Malaysia, a remarkable new member of Dimini (Elateridae: Dendrometrinae) with strongly serrate antennae

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4524 (1) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
ROBIN KUNDRATA ◽  
ELISKA SORMOVA
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Small Body ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Cameron Highlands ◽  
Large Genus ◽  
Dark Coloration

Platiana Schimmel, 1993 is a moderately large genus in Dimini endemic to South East Asia. Hitherto only four species of this genus were known from Peninsular Malaysia. Here, we describe and figure Platiana cechovskyi sp. nov. from the Cameron Highlands. This species is characteristic by its relatively small body, dark coloration, and strongly serrate antennae which are rarely encountered in Dimini. An identification key to the Platiana species from Peninsular Malaysia as well as a distribution map for all known species are provided. 

scholarly journals The Unicorn exists! A remarkable new genus and species of Perilissini (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from South East Asia

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 523-529
Author(s):  
Alexey Reshchikov ◽  
Cornelis Van achterberg
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Northern Thailand ◽  
Facial Projection

Abstract Gilen gen. nov. (type species G. orientalis sp. nov.) from South East Asia is described and illustrated. The new taxon has a produced mid-longitudinal facial projection, which differentiates it from all other known genera of Ichneumonidae. It belongs to the tribe Perilissini in the subfamily Ctenopelmatinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) and is recorded from Laos, Northern Thailand and Vietnam.

scholarly journals Two new species of the millipede genus Glyphiulus Gervais, 1847 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Cambalopsidae) from caves in northern Thailand

ZooKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1056 ◽  
pp. 173-189
Author(s):  
Natdanai Likhitrakarn ◽  
Sergei I Golovatch ◽  
Sopark Jantarit
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Northern Thailand ◽  
Two New Species

Two new species of the genus Glyphiulus Gervais, 1847 are described and illustrated. The first species, G. longussp. nov., is the second species of the javanicus-group to be found in Thailand. It resembles G. guangnanensis Jiang, Guo, Chen & Xie, 2018, from southern China, but is distinguished by a smaller size and the carinotaxic formula of the collum, combined with ♂ legs 1 bearing very strongly reduced telopodites, the anterior gonopods showing a pair of very long and slender apicomesal processes, and the denser plumose and stout flagella of the posterior gonopods. The second species, G. promdamisp. nov., the fifth member of the granulatus-group in Thailand, seems to be particularly similar to G. subbedosae Likhitrakarn, Golovatch & Panha, 2017, from Laos. However, it can be distinguished from the latter species mainly by showing a uniformly yellow collum and the posterior gonopod coxite bearing several strong setae in median and lateral views, coupled with the anterior gonopod coxosternum being microsetose in the anterior and medial parts in caudal view. An identification key to, and a distribution map of, all seven Glyphiulus species currently known to occur in Thailand are also provided.

scholarly journals Identification key for the Brazilian genera and species of Aloninae (Crustacea, Branchiopoda, Anomopoda, Chydoridae)

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. e20195924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Diogo Rocha Sousa ◽  
Lourdes Maria Abdu Elmoor-Loureiro
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Rapid Progress ◽  
Species List ◽  
Identification Keys ◽  
Entire Planet

Since early 2000 years, the knowledge about the taxonomy of Aloninae (Cladocera: Chydoridae) has been in rapid progress. For this reason, the most of Brazilian fauna was affected concerning nomenclature, besides an increase in the number of known genera and species. Thus, in this study, we bring an updated species list of Aloninae in Brazil, as well as identification keys based in current nomenclature and morphological standards. Our finding pointed to the occurrence of 46 valid species, belonging to 21 genera and three groups of Alona sensu lato. Two of these genera are endemic to Brazil. So far, South-East Asia and Brazil have the most well-studied Aloninae fauna in the entire planet.

Gliding Mammals of the World

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Jackson ◽  
Peter Schouten
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Horizontal Distance ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Flying Squirrels ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time

The world's gliding mammals are an extraordinary group of animals that have the ability to glide from tree to tree with seemingly effortless grace. There are more than 60 species of gliding mammals including the flying squirrels from Asia, Europe and North America, the scaly-tailed flying squirrels from central Africa and the gliding possums of Australia and New Guinea. But the most spectacular of all are the colugos – or so called flying lemurs – that occur throughout South-East Asia and the Philippines. Animals that glide from tree to tree descend at an angle of less than 45 degrees to the horizontal, while those that parachute descend at an angle greater than 45 degrees. Gliding is achieved by deflecting air flowing past well-developed gliding membranes, or patagia, which form an effective airfoil that allows the animal to travel the greatest possible horizontal distance with the least loss in height. The flying squirrels and scaly-tailed flying squirrels even have special cartilaginous spurs that extend either from the wrist or elbow, respectively, to help support the gliding membrane. Gliding Mammals of the World provides, for the first time, a synthesis of all that is known about the biology of these intriguing mammals. It includes a brief description of each species, together with a distribution map and a beautiful full-colour painting. An introduction outlines the origins and biogeography of each group of gliding mammals and examines the incredible adaptations that allow them to launch themselves and glide from tree to tree.

Description and development of the tadpole of Rhacophorus feae (Anura; Rhacophoridae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4504 (1) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
DANIEL KANE ◽  
CHRISTOPHER J MICHAELS ◽  
BENJAMIN TAPLEY
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Northern Thailand ◽  
Northern Vietnam ◽  
Large Member

The genus Rhacophorus Kuhl & Van Hasselt is currently known to contain 92 species of frogs (Frost 2018), distributed across south and south-east Asia. Rhacophorus feae Boulenger is a large member of this genus and has a seemingly expansive range been recorded from southern Yunnan in China, the Karen hills in Myanmar, northern Thailand, northern Laos and northern Vietnam (Chanard et al. 1999; Orlov et al. 2002; Nguyen et al. 2005; Stuart 2005; Yang 2008). It is currently included in the intrageneric R. dennysi group (Dubois 1986) along with R. duboisi Ohler, Marquis, Swan & Grosjean , R. dennysi Blanford, R. dugritei (David), R. minimus Rao, Wilkinson & Liu, R. hungfuensis Liu & Hu, R. dorsoviridis Bourret, R. nigropunctatus Liu, Hu & Yang, and R. smaragdinus (Blyth). 

Revalidation and revision of Ochralea Clark, 1865 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from the Oriental Region

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2530 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
IZFA RIZA HAZMI ◽  
THOMAS WAGNER
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Southern China ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Oriental Region ◽  
New Synonyms ◽  
Distinct Genus

Ochralea was described by Clark in 1865 for a very large Oriental galerucine with elongate basal metatarsomeres. Subsequently, nigh more species were described in this genus. It was synonymised with Monolepta by Weise in the Catalogue to the Galerucinae in 1924, and accepted as such by most subsequent authors. Whilst revising the type species of Monolepta, M. bioculata (Fabricius, 1781), it became clear that Ochralea was a distinct genus. The revalidation and redescription of this genus, containing two valid species, is here proposed. Ochralea nigripes (Olivier, 1808) has one recognised junior synonym and Ochralea nigricornis Clark, 1865, and two new synonyms Ochralea pectoralis Harold, 1880 syn. nov. and Monolepta erythromelas Weise, 1922 syn. nov. This species is abundant and widely distributed in south-east Asia from Bengalia and Bangladesh to southern China, the Philippines and Sulawesi. Ochralea wangkliana (Mohamedsaid, 2005) comb. nov., is only known from a few specimens collected around Wang Kelian Perlis, Malaysia. Redescriptions of the genus and the two species are given, including illustrations of external and genital characters, and a distribution map.

Key for identification of Cladocera of the subfamily Aloninae (Anomopoda: Chydoridae) from South-East Asia

Zootaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4200 (4) ◽  
pp. 451 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARTEM Y. SINEV
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Diagnostic Characters

An identification key for Cladocera of subfamily Aloninae (Anomopoda: Chydoridae) of South-East Asia is provided. The key includes 42 species known from the region to date, and encompass all recent changes in taxonomy of the subfamily Aloninae. Drawings and descriptions of diagnostic characters for each species are provided. This is the first identification key for Aloninae of the region published in the last forty years. 

Description of Penia mantillerii sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dimini), with a key to Penia species from Vietnam and nearby areas

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4612 (2) ◽  
pp. 275
Author(s):  
ROBIN KUNDRATA ◽  
TAMÁS NÉMETH
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Northern Vietnam ◽  
Large Window ◽  
Click Beetle ◽  
First Time

Penia Laporte, 1838 is the most species-rich genus in the click-beetle tribe Dimini. Penia is distributed in the Himalayas, East and South East Asia. In this paper, we describe P. mantillerii sp. nov. from northern Vietnam. This species is easily recognizable due to its elongate body and large window-like elytral punctures. The most morphologically similar species to P. mantillerii sp. nov. are P. costipennis Fleutiaux, 1936 and P. sucinea Schimmel, 2001, which also occur in northern Vietnam. Male pregenital segments and genitalia are figured for the first time for P. sucinea. An identification key to the Penia species from Vietnam and surroundings is provided. 

A new genus of Pulaeini (Acari: Prostigmata: Cunaxidae) from South–East Asia

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4619 (2) ◽  
pp. 382-390
Author(s):  
STANISLAV KALÚZ ◽  
SERGEY G. ERMILOV
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Setal Formula ◽  
Butterfly Wings

A new genus Lepidocunaxoides gen. nov., with the type species Lepidocunaxoides robustus sp. nov. (Acari: Prostigmata, Cunaxidae), is described and figured from Vietnam. The general characters of the genus Lepidocunaxoides gen. nov. within the tribe Pulaeini include: palp femurogenu with 6 setae; palp tibiotarsus with 5 setae; setal formula for telofemora I–IV 5-5-4-3 sts; setae f2 absent. It differs from related genera of the subfamily Cunaxoidinae by its paired ventral plates resembling butterfly wings, separating the sternal plate from fused coxae II–IV, by three paired platelets around the genital plates, and by the basifemora I–IV setal formula 3-5–3-2. An undated identification key to the tribes and genera of Cunaxoidinae is provided. 

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