scholarly journals Five new species of Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 from China (Araneae, Macrothelidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1052 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Yejie Lin ◽  
Xunyou Yan ◽  
Shuqiang Li ◽  
Francesco Ballarin ◽  
Haifeng Chen

Five new species of the genus Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 are described from China: Macrothele emei Lin & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀, Sichuan), M. hanfeii Lin & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀, Hainan), M. hungae Lin & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀, Taiwan), M. limenghuai Lin & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀, Sichuan), and M. nanning Lin & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀, Guangxi). Types of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China.

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4820 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-185
Author(s):  
TIANQI LAN ◽  
ZHIYUAN YAO ◽  
ABID ALI ◽  
GUO ZHENG ◽  
SHUQIANG LI

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.


Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3267 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
ZE-QING NIU ◽  
YAN-RU WU ◽  
CHAO-DONG ZHU

The Chinese species of Megachile (Chelostomoda) Michener, 1962, are treated in this paper. Megachile (C.) guangxiensesp. nov. is described and illustrated. A checklist of the known Chinese species, distribution records, and an updated iden-tification key are provided. The type specimens of M. guangxiense are deposited in the Insect Collection of the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (IZCAS, Beijing).


Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1299 (1) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
GEXIA X. QIAO ◽  
LIYUN Y. JIANG ◽  
JON H. MARTIN

The aphid genus Aulacophoroides Eastop and Hille Ris Lambers is reviewed. Aulacophoroides millettiae sp. nov. is described from Millettia sp. in Hong Kong, China. A key to the described species of Aulacophoroides is provided. The type specimens studied are deposited in the Zoological Museum, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China and the Natural History Museum, London, U.K.


Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3252 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Xi-Ming Song ◽  
Li Yuan ◽  
Chun-Xiang Liu

One new species Hemielimaea (Hemielimaea) adeviara sp. nov. from China is described. Characteristics of the stridulatory fileon underside of male left tegmen, male stridulatory area on left and right tegmen, and abdominal apex of male and female areprovided. Important and necessary illustrations of the new species are presented. The type specimens are deposited in Collections of Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (IZCAS).


ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 776 ◽  
pp. 27-60
Author(s):  
Fengyuan Li ◽  
Chang Liu ◽  
Shuqiang Li

Spiders of the genus Althepus Thorell, 1898 are found throughout Southeast Asia, notable for their long walking legs. Ten new species are reported in this paper from China, Indonesia, Laos and Myanmar: A.chengmenensis Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), A.cheni Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), A.gouci Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), A.hongguangi Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), A.phousalao Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), A.qianhuang Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), A.qingyuani Li & Li, sp. n. (♀), A.sepakuensis Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), A.xuae Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀) and A.yizhuang Li & Li, sp. n. (♂♀). These species were found in cave entrances and among tree-buttresses, indicating the spiders have a preference for dark and moist environments. All types are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China (IZCAS).


Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1176 (1) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
JING LI ◽  
GUO-DONG REN

The subgenus Mimencaustes Heller is recorded from mainland China for the first time. One new species, Micrencaustes (Mimencaustes) acridentata sp. nov., is described in this paper. Type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China and the Museum of Hebei University, Baoding, China.


Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1759 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
HONGXIANG HAN ◽  
DAYONG XUE

The genus Pachyodes Guenée, 1858 is reviewed, and two new species are described: P. novata, sp. nov., from South China and P. jianfengensis, sp. nov., from Hainan Province, China. The six previously known species are redescribed, and a lectotype is designated for P. pratti (Prout, 1927). Illustrations of adults and genitalia are presented. The holotype and paratypes of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.


Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3067 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
FENG-YAN WANG ◽  
HONG-ZHANG ZHOU

The taxonomy of the genus Clytra Laicharting, 1781 occurring in China is studied. Two new species are described: Clytra (Clytraria) tanae sp. nov. from Qinghai and Yunnan, and Clytra (Clytraria) truncatula sp. nov. from Xinjiang. The Chinese fauna of the genus is thus increased to 13 species/subspecies in total. Keys to the Chinese genera of Clytrini and to Chinese species of Clytra are provided in addition to color plates and line drawings of habitus, maxilla, labium, male genitalia and spermatheca, which facilitates species identification; geographic distributions of 12 species/subspecies are mapped. The type specimens are deposited in Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.


Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4486 (4) ◽  
pp. 480
Author(s):  
LEI NIE ◽  
ZHIYUAN YAO ◽  
DINH-SAC PHAM ◽  
SHUQIANG LI

Five new species of the genus Khorata Huber, 2005 are reported from Vietnam: Khorata bachma Yao & Li sp. nov. (Thua Thien-Hue), K. cucphuong Yao & Li sp. nov. (Ninh Binh), K. vinhphuc Yao & Li sp. nov. (Vinh Phuc), K. palace Yao & Li sp. nov. (Ninh Binh) and K. quangbinh Yao & Li sp. nov. (Quang Binh). Type material is deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS) in Beijing, China. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3118 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
BEN-YONG MAO ◽  
YAO NIU ◽  
XIAO-HONG OU ◽  
ZHE-MIN ZHENG ◽  
MATTHEW B. SCOTT

All types of Longchuanacris Zheng et Fu, 1989 are examined. Longchuanacris guangxiensis Zheng et Ren, 2007 is synonymized with Caryanda neoelegans Otte, D. 1995, and Longchuanacris bilobata Mao, Ren et Ou, 2007 is synonymized with L. macrofurcula Zheng et Fu, 1989; seventy three topotypes are designated for L. macrofurcula. Longchuanacris lobata Niu et Ou, sp. nov. and L. microfurcula Niu et Zheng, sp. nov. are described as new species. Six Longchuanacris species are keyed and their distributions are stated. These species are distributed in southwestern Yunnan, China. Type specimens are deposited in the Faculty of Conservation Biology, Southwest Forestry University (SWFU), Yunnan Province, China and in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (IZCAS).


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